…upcoming water year. However, as Valley farmers and communities have unfortunately come to expect from the government the past decade, that is not the case. “Today’s announcement of a 35…
CVP Receives Initial Water Supply Allocation
…Future allocations will be announced as the water year continues to progress and there are changes to reservoir levels and overall hydrology in the state. About the Author Brian German…
Planted Cotton Acreage Expected to Increase
The National Cotton Council (NCC) is expecting an increase in planted cotton acreage as indicated by the 38th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey. Producers intend to plant more than…
New Crop Insurance Coverage Product Offers More Flexibility
…Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre. The changes to the Enterprise Unit option allows farmers who have cropland in two different counties in the same state to group their acreage…
California Ginner Selected for NCGA Award
This years recipient of the National Cotton Ginners Association Horace Hayden Ginner of the Year Award goes to California’s own Kirk Gilkey who is the Manager of the Cross Creek…
Students Set to Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership During FFA Week
…interests in a broad range of career pathways. FFA members are our future leaders, our future food-suppliers, our future innovators and so much more! National FFA Week is a time…
Broccoli Byproducts Showing Benefits as Poultry Feed Additive
…to the diet.” The recent research article indicates that poultry farmers use a variety of means including synthetic carotenoids to deepen the color of egg yolks, as it is a…
Secretary Perdue on the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report: “Last year, I presented the findings of the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and…
Harvesting Technology at the World Ag Expo
The gates of the International Agri-Center in Tulare opened Tuesday morning to officially begin the 52nd World Ag Expo. During the opening ceremony, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and California Farm…
Cattlemen React to Senate Passage of Public Lands Package
…prioritize recreation over other multiples uses of federal land. Our focus remains on ensuring rural communities that depend on grazing do not pay the price.” Source: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association…
California Farm Bureau Appoints Jim Houston as Administrator
…California farmers and ranchers.” Houston is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and earned a law degree from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law…
USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 14 Deadline for Market Facilitation Program
…visit www.farmers.gov. Applications can also be completed via the farmers.gov dashboard by producers who have Level 2 eAuthentication accounts. Sign into the dashboard here: https://www.farmers.gov/sign-in. Producers who do not have an…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…“There is so much ambition and talent within our younger generation. I am optimistic about the future of agriculture, because of students like Jacquelyn and Alexis.” The scholarship was established…
USDA To Host 2018 Farm Bill Implementation Listening Sessions
…into account stakeholder input when making discretionary decisions on program implementation. “The 2018 Farm Bill is intended to provide support, certainty and stability to our Nation’s farmers, ranchers and land…