Congratulations to the Future Farmers of America, FFA! This is National FFA Week, a tradition that began in 1947 when the National FFA Board of Directors adopted the week…
Agri View: Marijuana, a Hot Crop
…by Integral Ecology Research Center, UC Davis, US Forest Service, and the Hoopa Tribe showed that fishers in California were exposed to and killed by anticoagulant rodenticides that were associated…
Almond Board: Bee Hive Removal
As almond orchards move in to petal fall, it’s time for growers and beekeepers to be thinking about bee hive removal. Almond Board Senior Specialist, Agricultural and Environmental Affairs, Danielle…
Commodity Classic Farmer-Focused Topics & Issues Sessions
…largest farmer-led, farmer-focused convention and trade show, produced by the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and the Association of Equipment…
State Water Project Allocations Doubled
…million Californians and just under a million acres of irrigated farmland. The project provides the same allocation percentages to urban and agricultural water districts. It is important to note that…
Farm Bureau Donations Benefit Hungry Americans
…and Harvest for All, we’re helping to lower that statistic.” Harvest for All is one of the most important community service efforts undertaken by Farm Bureau members. Although the U.S….
NACD Submits Letters to Ag Appropriations Committees for Conservation Operations
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), submitted letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committees today. The letters came in response to…
Bayer Grand Opening Of New Greenhouse Site In West Sacramento
Bayer Showcases Agricultural Advancement With Grand Opening Of New Greenhouse Site In West Sacramento, California $12 Million Facility To Help Develop Crop Science Division’s Biologics And Vegetable Seeds Solutions To…
Monsanto Searches for Next “Farm Mom of the Year”
…AmericasFarmers.com, where the public can vote for one national farm mom winner. Announced just prior to Mother’s Day, the national winner will receive an additional $5,000 cash prize above and…
Western View: Riding the Blossom Trail
…trail has become a family tradition as we reconnect with our agricultural roots and revisit the uniquely valley places and institutions we have come to love here, during this very…
Salt Out of Our Diet
…— more than double the daily recommended limit,” adds Edward J. Roccella, Ph.D., of the National Heart,Lung, and Blood Institute. Asian food is a big offender, thanks to MSG (a…
USDA and AFBF Discuss TPP
Zippy Duvall Tom Vilsack The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was the topic of discussion yesterday during a national media call with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and American Farm Bureau President Zippy…
Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields
…time this year, the agricultural floodplain habitat experiment will compare food web productivity and fish growth in three different kinds of river habitat. For the course of the experiment, a…
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Programs to be Discussed
…operations. The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will be hearing from state officials and agricultural organizations on proposed programs regulating agricultural discharges on irrigated lands. The meeting will…