…Obama administration by USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA). “GIPSA’s one-size-fits-all approach would restrict livestock transactions, lead to consolidation of the livestock industry – putting farmers out of…
Spinach Growers See Increased Demand
…effective fungicide approved for organic production. Organic farmers rely largely on resistant spinach varieties to ward off the disease. But with demand for organic spinach continuing to grow and farmers…
Yara West Sacramento is Newest Addition
…About Yara Yara’s knowledge, products and solutions grow farmers’, distributors’ and industrial customers’ businesses profitably and responsibly while nurturing and protecting the earth’s resources, food, and environment. Our fertilizers, crop…
Spring Produce
It is Spring and time to head to your local Farmers Market. Cathy Isom fills you in about the special produce you’ll find at its very best this time of…
Amid Brazil Scandal, Groups Urging Reconsideration of COOL
…overlooked and a new trade priorities list from the President, groups such as the National Farmers Union are urging the administration to pursue COOL. NFU is urging the administration to…
Agri View: Little known Peanut Facts
…this. A small number of farmers who grow peanuts produced harvested about three million tons of peanuts last year. And last year was not a good year. Too dry over…
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
…in counties with higher density of farmers’ markets were more likely to serve local foods daily, as were districts with higher per capita income, higher levels of college attendance, and…
Trump Ag Assistant Lists Administration Priorities
…week about some of the administration’s key priorities when it comes to agriculture. Some of the biggest priorities include promoting agricultural trade, giving farmers access to a stable workforce, regulation…
Agri View: Power of Positive Thinking
Everett Griner talks about positive thinking keeping farmers going in today’s Agri View. Power of Positive Thinking “A farmer has to be an optimist or he couldn’t be a farmer.”…
65 Percent Water Allocations for CVP
…the dismal water allocations given to Valley farmers. This precipitation season shows that is far from the truth. Regulatory strangleholds continue to cut off water from this region which reduces…
House Agriculture Committee Evaluates Current Dairy Policy
…safety net is designed to offset bad times like these, but the underperformance of the Margin Protection Program left our dairy farmers with virtually no assistance. In addition, our farmers…
Strengthening Dairy Safety Net Program Must be Priority as Farm Bill Discussions Commence
…in its current form does not provide meaningful safety net support to the nation’s dairy farmers,” Mulhern said. The MPP is designed to allow farmers to insure the gap between…
USDA Targets $6 Million for Wildfire Relief
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated $6 million to help aid farmers and ranchers recovering from recent wildfires in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The $6 million in available funding, delivered…
Agri View: Rain, Rain Go Away
…not over.” Roads look like rivers on my TV screen. Even places where crops had dried up and farmers had lost millions. It was yellow water and mud slides covering…