…difficult to eradicate, but it can also poison livestock and pets, and if you’ve ever stepped on it, you know it’s awful. This noxious weed is widespread in drier climates…
Donations Help Fund Livestock Pens for Emergency Use
Pens in use today at the Yuba-Sutter Fair in Yuba City. Credit: California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) — To help house displaced farm animals during times of disaster, portable livestock…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 11-20-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the origin of the Livestock Rule, educational opportunities for…
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
…payments. Per-acre non-specialty crop county payment rates, specialty crop payment rates, and livestock payment rates are all currently available on farmers.gov. This is the second of up to three tranches of…
Preparing for The Next Round of Livestock Methane Reduction Funding
The funding amount for the upcoming round of livestock methane reduction funding has been significantly reduced in the most recent State budget. With significant interest in the program, it is…
Assistance Sought in Kincade Fire Relief Effort
…donations made will go directly to farmers, ranchers, and their livestock. American AgCredit offered to provide matching funds up to $25,000 for all donations that are made through the fundraising…
Strategies for Increasing Ranch Income
…going to be talking about in this workshop are really basic things like what is marketing? How can we demystify marketing? What are its functions in your livestock operation and…
NCBA Applauds Introduction of Hours of Service Legislation
…would apply in every state year-round, as agriculture and specifically livestock move across this country every day. “Agricultural haulers – and especially livestock haulers – face very unique challenges that…
California Dairy Farmers on Track to Meet Methane Reduction Goal
…highly nutritious dairy products that consumers love.” The Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy has established parameters for the dairy and livestock industries to reduce emission levels to 40 percent below…
Winegrapes Came Back Strong in San Luis Obispo County
…worth of sales. “For the first time in our county’s history we had over $1 billion in crop and livestock sales and that’s something to celebrate,” said Brent Burchett, San…
Livestock Groups Call Attention to Judicial Activism in Sage Grouse Case
…sage grouse habitat.” – PLC President Bob Skinner “These professional environmental litigants care less about genuine conservation of the sage grouse and more about pushing livestock off of federal lands….
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 10-10-19
…for livestock and poultry farmers and how the Almond Board of California is helping growers meet their sustainability goals. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features…
FACT Grants Available for Livestock and Poultry Farmers
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) is now accepting applications for three different types of grants that are available for livestock and poultry farmers. FACT awards competitive grants to independent family farmers…
Fresno County Leads California as Top Agricultural County
Fresno County has now officially become the top agricultural county in California and the U.S. for the first since 2013 after the release of Tulare County’s 2018 Crop and Livestock…