…news service. From: Statistics Canada 2016 Census of Agriculture Farm operators are slightly older and there are fewer farms in Canada than in 2011, but farms are on average larger…
Agri View: Modern Farming Machines
…of America. At one time all a farmer needed was a good strong mule, a plow and a few hand tools. Today, many farms have over a million dollars of…
Federal Policies on Rural Issues Gain Attention
…of a national monument or estate taxes for farms.” CFBF President Paul Wenger said farmers have advocated for years for repeal of the federal estate tax. “Relative to the tax…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…at this point,” Yuba County farmer Keith Davis said. Most of the ground he farms on the east side of the valley was “still too wet to do anything with,”…
NM Attorney Launches Probe of U.S. Beef Processors
…state has roughly 7,000 farms. The release also challenges any federal statutes or entities that he says illegally threaten New Mexico’s farming and ranching families. Representatives of the four largest…
NACD Applauds Appropriations Bill in Support of Conservation
…means less conservation is implemented on our nation’s working farms and forestlands,” NACD CEO Jeremy Peters said. “Fortunately, Congress has elected to maintain or increase funding for the majority of…
Final Snowpack Almost Double the Average
…180 percent of average. “California’s cities and farms can expect good water supplies this summer. But this ample snowpack should not wash away memories of the intense drought of 2012-2016….
California Leopold Conservation Award® Seeks Nominees
…practices that benefit people and the environment. sandcountyfoundation.org ABOUT CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than…
Most Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Find Milk Buyers
…and literally comes days before they may have had to shut their doors for good. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel says 58 farms had been in danger of closing. The farm sizes…
Almond Growers Check Effects of Rain at Bloom
…Joaquin County, Bill Koster of A&B Farms in Vernalis also noted that his early almond varieties were hit by rain, which affected pollination, but fair weather that followed benefited later-blooming…
Progress on Canada Dairy Issue
…Press Tuesday that around 15 more farms have found buyers or have promising leads. If those deals go through, that means 20 to 25 of the 58 farms dropped by…
USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available to Support Food Safety Outreach Program
…technical assistance projects. This funding, offered through the Food Safety Outreach Program and administered by NIFA, will address the needs of owners and operators of small to mid-sized farms, beginning…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…Terry Swanson of Colorado, owner of Swanson Farms Maureen Torrey of New York, fresh market vegetable farmer Steve Troxler of North Carolina, farmer and commissioner of the North Carolina Department…
Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel
…flexibility for farms and small businesses. With a dependence on sound science, task force members will examine crop protection tools used by farmers and also address concerns regarding labor needed…