Strengthening the link between beef industry, consumers (NCBA) – About 85 percent of U.S. beef today comes from Beef Quality Assurance (BQA)-certified farmers or ranchers. But do American consumers know…
Significant Support for Farm Workforce Modernization Act
…President of Public Policy and Communications for the National Farmers Union, Rob Larew. “National Farmers Union supports this bipartisan effort to address the needs of both farmers and workers, and…
Strategies for Increasing Ranch Income
…and help ranchers share with each other their successes and their challenges.” Some of the presentations will center on how to apply marketing principles to ranch products and the development…
Domestic Hemp Production Program Becoming Official
…federal guidelines. “This rule enables USDA’s Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Risk Management Agency, to determine for farmers who want to grow hemp their eligibility for various…
Realizing the Conservation Benefits of Precision Agriculture
…productive, beneficial, and diverse.” Noting that not all precision agriculture practices can be applied evenly throughout the entire agricultural industry, Cameron spoke to the willingness of farmers to adopt new…
Voting Begins for 2019 FSA County Committee Elections
Eligible Voters to Receive Ballots Week of Nov. 4 (USDA/FSA) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots on November 4 to eligible farmers and ranchers across…
Orchard Recycling Getting Closer to Financial Assistance
…certainly give farmers another practice to try as part of the Healthy Soils Incentive Program,” said Jocelyn Bridson, Chair of the Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel. The report for…
California Dairy Farmers on Track to Meet Methane Reduction Goal
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has announced that California dairy farmers are well on their way to meeting the industry goals for methane reduction. The industry will…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 10-25-19
…3-D program, compliance with the Produce Safety Rule, a Fresno State student who received an American Agri-Women Foundation scholarship and a need for farmers to be included in climate crisis…
Farmworker Housing Bill: ‘No farmer is going to use this.’
…great thing for farmers,” said San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau Executive Director Brent Burchett. “In fact, it does the complete opposite of what the bill purports to do and…
Hemp Holds Value for Organic Growers
The development of a hemp crop can be potentially lucrative for farmers, but it can also be a good source of needed biomass for organic growers. President and Owner of…
New Plants-3D Program Develops Next Generation of Ag Innovators
…students that come out of our program will be going into that sector of the ag industry; working with farmers so that they have a better understanding of what’s going…
Citrus Updates Provided at Grower Town Hall Events
Farmers recently received citrus updates during a series of grower town hall events hosted by California Citrus Mutual. The three town halls were held in Coachella, Ventura, and Tulare. Attendees…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 10-18-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering California’s certified farmers’ markets, pork industry focusing on latino…