…private landowners in an effort to leverage additional funding to conserve working ranches and farms in the Bi-State sage grouse area that borders the Eastern Sierra in Nevada and California….
Organic Groups Suing USDA over Livestock Rule
…days of the Obama administration. The Groups say the rule would strengthen the minimum requirements for the care and well-being of animals on organic farms. Represented by CFS legal counsel,…
NCBA Encouraged by “Positive Developments” in Omnibus Spending Bill
…cattlemen and women, including language that would prevent 200,000 farms and ranches from being regulated like toxic waste sites, delay the implementation of electronic logging devices for livestock haulers for…
Almond Matters: California Ag Day Highlights Sustainability
…land,” Culbertson said. With over three-quarters of all almond orchards using efficient micro-irrigation and nearly all almond farms notifying beekeepers about potential pesticide applications, the industry remains dedicated to being…
Full 2016 Crop Year Report, Including Ag Exports
In 2016 California’s farms and ranches received more than $46 billion for their output. This represents a decrease of about six percent compared to 2015. Despite this decrease, California remains…
Roof Rat Damage Causing Concern for Growers
…weeds and weed seeds. The food supply attracted roof rats away from urban environments out to farms where they were able to quickly reproduce. Roof rat damage is being reported…
House Follows Senate, Introduces Emission Reporting Exemption
…farms and ranches could be legally required to report emissions from animal agricultural operations, even though those rules were written to cover industrial emergencies, rather than emissions from farms and…
House Bill Exempts Farms From Reporting Emissions
A bipartisan bill to exempt farmers from reporting to the U.S. Coast Guard emissions from the natural breakdown of manure on their farms yesterday was introduced in the U.S. House….
Farmers for Free Trade Launching $500,000 Ad Campaign on Trade
…on this farm are exported across the globe. Policies that restrict trade would be devastating for farms like ours.” She goes on to say in the ad that she’d like…
Organic Herbs & Female Empowerment: A NRCS Success Story
…industry by sharing resources to obtain business licenses. Through her work, more women are becoming empowered to not only pursue farm work, but also purchase and operate their own farms,…
Ag Producer Sentiment Improves; but Uncertainty about the Future of NAFTA Looms
…More recently, however, the barometer has been strongly supported by a long-term improvement in producer sentiment regarding current conditions on their farms, along with an uptick in expectations for the…
2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow Named
…pigs.” Lasco Lasco is a territory manager for Smithfield Foods Midwest Production in Roland, Iowa. She assists growers with implementing Smithfield’s industry-leading animal care standards on their farms. “It is…
California Vegetables More Than Half of U.S. Total
…see a great variety of vegetable crops and a range growing conditions and seasons. You may see small organic farms supporting the burgeoning farm to fork movement. Down the road,…
NRCS Invites Proposals for 2018 Conservation Innovation Grants
…adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. The proposed projects should augment existing NRCS technical tools (planning, assessment and/or delivery) to better facilitate conservation on farms and ranches. In 2018…