From the classroom to the farm to the boardroom, women in agriculture are helping to pave the way for a better future. As leaders, it is our responsibility to make…
El Nino Preparations Workshop
…Nino preparation workshop tomorrow in Salinas. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Mark Bolda says capturing as much of that water as possible isn’t a complicated theory but this workshop will be…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 28
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Groups Mobilize Aid in the Wake of Big Wildfires
A long, complicated recovery faces farmers, ranchers and other rural residents who suffered losses in damaging late-summer wildfires that scorched large swaths of land. County Farm Bureaus and other organizations…
Commentary: How to Comply with State Sales and Use Tax Rules
…This sales and use tax relief on most farm inputs helps farmers and ranchers be more competitive with producers in other states, because farmers in 38 other states pay no…
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
With fewer acres planted as a result of the drought, many observers assumed more farm employees would be looking to do other farm-related work, but farmers throughout the state continue…
Workshop on Antibiotic Use Webcast Planned for Monday
A live webcast will be available of a Farm Foundation workshop, Monday, on stewardship of antibiotic use in food-producing animals. The Denver Colorado based workshop, one of 12 Farm Foundation…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Citrus Industry This Week: Federal Promotion Program; Acreage Decline
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes news from the Florida Citrus Commission, a grower’s view on declining acreage and training opportunities for farm labor supervisors. Want to learn…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Fall Colors – Part 2
Finding the colors of fall at your fingertips. Fall Colors – Part 2 We have the U.S. Forestry Service fall colors website for you to check out. For the Interactive…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 23
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USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadline
…protections offered by this program, because despite the very best forecasts, markets can change.” Vilsack encouraged producers to use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Agency Service (FSA) online Web…
Fresno State Signs Agreement of Collaboration With University in Mexico
…2013 to grow the two nations’ academic exchange. Fresno State’s campus farm features 20 enterprises that include wine, table and raisin grape vineyards, vegetable and field crops, fruit and nut…