…Agriculture allocates money for grants through their Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP). American Farmland Trust Executive Director of Programs John Larson says they took advantage of that money…
Thanksgiving Dinner Up
…meal in our marketbasket,” AFBF Deputy Chief Economist John Anderson said. “There were some production disruptions earlier this year due to the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in the Midwest….
Transportation Perspectives of U.S. International Food Aid Programs Examination
…arise in times of crisis, and maintaining a robust domestic fleet will help keep our military ready in an increasingly dangerous world,” said Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), Ranking Member of…
Woodland California Ag Museum Transition
…and the generous support of local volunteers, and locals know all about it. A few locals have even held their “farmer chic” weddings right there among the Caterpillars and John…
Cotton Acreage Continuing to Fade
…John Pishue talked at a recent cotton tour about the challenges cotton production faces. Pishue says more and more cotton acreage is being converted to higher paying permanent crops and…
Cotton Tour Brings Farm Awareness
…John Pishue’s cotton field as it was being harvested. The cotton tour then concluded the morning by seeing the next step in the process at the Westside Farmers Co-op Gin…
The Jacobsen & Laub Family Provides Largest Family Gift In Fair History – Fresno County Historical Museum
…by Ray and Debbie (Laub) Jacobsen on behalf of their family and Debbie’s (departed) parents Donald D. and Clara Laub. The evening celebration led by John Alkire, CEO of The…
The Western View: An El Nino Winter
…to support the notion that it’s going to be one heck of a winter. John Lindsay, who is a staff meteorologist for PG and E, writes a regular column for…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…Purdom and John Taylor from UC Berkeley; Jeffrey Dahlberg and Robert Hutmacher from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources; Chia-Lin Wei from the DOE Joint Genome Institute; and Christer Jansson from…
Wisconsin Team takes Lely National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest
…coached by Chris Holcomb Team members: Avery Kotlarczyk, Amanda Hidbrader, Cady McGehee, and John McGehee 7. Illinois, 2,002, coached by David Fischer Team members: Sadie Ropp, Amanda Ruhl, T.J. Wingert,…
Commentary: How to Comply with State Sales and Use Tax Rules
John Gamper State law provides partial relief from sales and use taxes for farm equipment, machinery, diesel fuel used in farming and food processing, off-road timber harvesting equipment and machinery,…
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
…to report problems filling their harvest crews. Contra Costa County winegrape grower John Viano of Viano Vineyards said a recent heat wave and a lack of employees to harvest the…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…joined CFBF as a co-sponsor. “Current law allows a 10 percent income tax credit on the inventory costs of fresh fruits and vegetables only,” said John Gamper, CFBF taxation and…
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…looking at improving that number with alternative approaches.” Taking a broader view of the proposed Sites Reservoir project, California Farm Bureau Feder-ation Water Committee Chairman John Garner said it’s clear…