…America and Child Nutrition From: American Farm Bureau Federation.org Farm Bureau Backs Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell’s ‘Healthy Children, Strong America’ Platform The American Farm Bureau Federation and American Farm…
Indoor Farms Creates Optimal Environment
Indoor Farms of America Makes Aeroponic System Public at World Ag Expo Indoor Farms of America was at the 2016 World Ag Expo showing its vertical aeroponic farm system. CEO…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 16
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…
USDA, Partners to Invest $720 Million in Conservation Projects
…round of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) created by the 2014 Farm Bill. California is receiving more than $30 million of the funding, including $8 million for conservation projects…
US Chamber of Commerce Joins USDA in Push to Enlist Veterans in Agriculture
…meaningful employment when entering the civilian workforce. Since 2009, USDA has provided $466.8 million in farm loans to help more than 6,868 veterans purchase farmland, buy equipment, and make repairs…
Presidents Who Farmed
…farming. His family moved around as farmers, eventually settling in Indiana. But it’s his birthplace farm, in Knob Creek Kentucky, preserved as a National Park’s Service historic site and can…
Soil Sampling for Salinity Challenges
…they use as well as their soil. Cooperative Extension Pomology Farm Advisor David Doll says damage can be done to a tree before visual signs appear. Doll spoke at the…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 15
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…
Agri View: Weather Damage
…to the area’s dairy producers, from the death of thousands of livestock they spend so much time caring for to a loss of milk production both over the weekend and…
UC Davis Hydrology Team Visits NRI Study Field
…crop evaluation sites at the Five Points farm of Scott Schmidt, the Firebaugh farm of Alan Sano and Jesse Sanchez, the Madera farm of Kirk Texeira and Lucero Farms, and…
Farm Planning for The Future
…help farm families do just that. David Specht – Farm Planning We caught up with Specht at the World Ag Expo and asked him for tips for farmers as they…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 12
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…
USDA Announces $58.25 Million to Protect Ag and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…was reduced by sequestration. The FY 2016 Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill spending plan is available on the APHIS Web site at www.aphis.usda.gov/farmbill. The public can help protect…
Citrus Industry This Week: Less Stressful Production; Success with Microbes
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes steps to less stressful production and information about how microbes are making a difference in Doug Holmberg’s grove. Want to learn more?…