…caretakers of our farms because we don’t get to just go out and buy new fields and water every year!” Amanda had been working on an idea – “Team Ag”…
PPIC Video: California Drought
Droughts are a regular feature of California’s variable climate, affecting cities, farms and the environment. They test water management systems and signal areas needing improvement. This video from the Public…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…they’ll also hear the tired refrain about agriculture using 80 percent of the state’s water. They will ask, “Why didn’t the governor order cuts on farms?” When we hear that…
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…family farmers. As with any industry, business sizes vary, but according to the 2012 USDA Census of Agriculture, more than 90 percent of almond farms are family farms and about…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
From CDFA Source – Northern California Water Assocation California’s farms face growing water management challenges California is an agricultural powerhouse—the nation’s largest farm state and a world market leader, with…
OpEd from Assemblyman Adam Gray on Water Restrictions
…economy, our farms, and our way of life since the dams were constructed. The State of California has proposed a staggering increase in the unimpaired flows from the Tuolumne, Merced…
Farm Bureau Seeks Applicants for Youth Leadership Program
…The Youth Leadership program also gives students the opportunity to visit university campuses, tour local farms and concludes with a trip to Sacramento to visit our state’s capitol and meet…
Farm Leader: Emerency Legislation Underscores Drought Crisis
…farms and in packinghouses and other rural businesses. People who work in those jobs form the backbone of our state’s rural economies, and we appreciate the state’s efforts to help…
Western View: Estate Tax Planning
…use – that farmland would be appraised as farmland, not as land ready to be developed. So this amount excludes a lot of farms in other parts of the country….
Biodigester Bringing Sustainability Full Circle
…the gas to run a generator of sorts and produce electricity. The manure is piped underground from Four J Farms up the street from the Calgren facility. That piping system…
97 Percent of All U.S. Farms are Family-Owned, USDA Reports
…percent of all U.S. farms are small family farms. Local connections come in small packages – 58 percent of all direct farm sales to consumers come from small family farms….
USDA NASS Continues to Survey Farmers and Landlords for TOTAL Survey
…federal policies and programs that affect U.S. farms and farm families. “Accurate data are key to better decision-making,” said Vic Tolomeo, Director of the NASS Pacific Regional Office. “By responding…
Methods of Composting
Craig Cogger of Washington State University Extension explains the primary methods to prepare compost materials for backyard gardens and larger farms. Methods of Composting…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…on their farms. NASS encourages producers to respond online or by mail. Those producers who do not respond by the deadline may be contacted for a telephone or personal interview….