As AgNet West has reported on before, the FARMS Leadership program provides high school students hands-on learning in all agriculture fields by touring local companies and learning what all goes…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…As an additional aid to qualified producers applying for LFP, the Farm Service’s Agency has developed an online registration that enables farmers and ranchers to put their names on an…
CA Agrotourism: SLO’s Madonna Inn
…and her guide was Erica Schaeffer. Schaeffer just graduated from Cal Poly with a bachelor’s degree in animal sciences. She will soon apply for grad school and work toward a…
Val Dolcini Named Administrator of the Farm Service Agency
Dolcini Val Dolcini has been selected to serve as the new Farm Service Agency Administrator. Dolcini currently serves as the California FSA state executive director. He was appointed to that…
Agri View: Feeding the People
Everett Griner talks about how farm technology must change in today’s Agri View. Feeding the People…
Enrollment for New Dairy Farm Risk Management Program to Begin Sept. 2
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that starting Sept. 2, 2014, farmers can enroll in the new dairy Margin Protection Program. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill,…
Drought Lessons from a Sheep Rancher
…of Glenn Nader, a UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor based in Yuba City, Thompson took the initiative to research wood ash on his own, going as far as to establish…
Agri View: Farm Numbers
Everett Griner talks about how agriculture statistics can be mixed in today’s Agri View. Farm Numbers…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change and CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…release of ‘Safeguarding California: Reducing Climate Risks’, California is building upon our continuing efforts to prepare and adapt to a changing climate,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “How California farmers…
CDFA Releases Draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program EIR, Announces Public Meetings
…is one of the primary ways that CDFA helps farmers and ranchers maintain a constant, dependable and safe supply of food. The draft Program EIR document provides a comprehensive, transparent…
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…rain and hot, windy weather further damaged fruit set. Photo/Cecilia Parsons (From Ag Alert, California Farm Bureau Federation) Freezing temperatures last winter coupled with impacts from the drought have left…
Agri View: Farm Boys
Everett Griner talks about how some of our politicians have had humble beginnings in today’s Agri View. Farm Boys…
USDA Reopens Chinese Market Access for California Citrus
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that California citrus farmers will be able to resume exports to China this season. California citrus exports are valued at $30 million annually. “Resuming…
Agri View: Future of the Family Farm
Everett Griner talks about what will keep the family farm going for generations to come in today’s Agri View. Future of the Family Farm…