While pesticide spray drift incidents are dramatically down in Kern County, area farm interests continue to meet and discuss ways to further enhance safety. Farmers, pest control advisors and applicators…
NFU’s Beginning Farmer Training Program 2017
More than 50 beginning farmers and ranchers have completed risk management and leadership training through the National Farmers Union’s Beginning Farmers Institute (BFI). The organization will be seeking candidates for…
Haynet
Haynet, the free service connecting Livestock producers and farmers impacted by recent natural disasters. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This Land of Ours – Haynet December’s Goliath…
Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December
The latest USDA Agricultural Prices Report shows lower prices as a whole for producers, and particularly for livestock, poultry, and egg farmers. Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December …
Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
…Agriculture Department is designed to restore, create, or enhance wetland eco-systems. Agriculture Secretary talked with reporters last Thursday about the wetland mitigation banking program. “It gives farmers the ability if…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…and disallowing fowl at state fairs after Aug. 1. Even though the spread of the flu is slowing, eggs are still pricy as farmers try to recover. And even if…
Women’s Conference Provides Management, Leadership Skills
National Farmers Union (NFU) concluded its annual Women’s Conference, marking another successful year of providing women with important skills and guidance to confidently manage risks on their farming and ranching…
Global Cleantech Recognizes Ag Companies
…and cleantech industries at the VerdeXchange Conference, where CEO and co-founder Jocelyn Boudreau spoke before government officials and policy makers about water innovation and the challenges facing today’s farmers. “It’s…
Almond Board: New Incentive to Reduce Dust
…NRCS Air Quality Incentive California air quality should get a boost from farmers using lower emission harvesting equipment, according to USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California. Beginning in 2016,…
Nevada Ranch Wins Environmental Stewardship Award
…National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation, and is presented to farmers and ranchers who demonstrate a commitment to protecting the farm and ranch land in their…
USDA Seeks Proposals for Market-Based Wetland Protection Systems
…farmers and ranchers so they can maintain eligibility for other USDA programs. Vilsack on Wetland Mitigation Banking Program “Over the past seven years, USDA has worked with private landowners to…
Four Californians Selected to Air Quality Task Force
…Manuel F. Cunha, Jr., Nisei Farmers League Samir Sheikh, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Colorado Jeff Collett, Colorado State University Jon Slutsky, Producer Idaho April Leytem, USDA Agricultural…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…farmers in their area. • Honorable Mention: Open Source Application Award, and Best Student-Made Award recipient: Farm Profit Calculator, submitted by Fernando Napier and Matt Pedersen of Lincoln, Neb. Farmers…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…their products to be accepted by producers and have concentrated on innovations that bring direct benefit to farmers (and the food industry generally). One of the objectives for developing plants…