Pistachio growers heard how their industry is preparing for large crops in the future at the South Valley Nut Conference. Pistachio Industry Preparing for Large Crops A majority of pistachio…
USDA Announces $350 Million Available to Help Landowners
…ranching. Through the voluntary sale of an easement, landowners limit future development to protect these key resources. “The benefits of restoring, enhancing and protecting these working agricultural lands and critical…
U.S. EPA Awards $1 Million Grant to Research Impact of Drought on Water Quality
…ongoing drought. This includes identifying tools to build long-term resiliency to future water supply shortfalls. Key actions are assisting water utilities to identify and address losses from in their water…
Public Water Conversation in Central Valley
…question if government or the public should have a say in what crops are grown as farmers use a public resource such as water. Input on crops grown Losing Sleep…
Thanksgiving Dinner Up
Thanksgiving Dinner Up a Tad, to Just Over $50 From: The American Farm Bureau Federation The American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) 30th annual informal price survey of classic items found…
NRCS Handbook to Support Conservation on Organic Farms
…Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service, National Center for Appropriate Technology, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Northwest Center for Alternative to Pesticides, Oregon Tilth, Virginia Biological Farming Association and Wild Farm…
AgNet Media’s Hill Elected NAFB Western Region VP
Sabrina Hill AgNet West’s very own farm news director, Sabrina Hill was elected by her peers to be vice president of the western region of the National Association of Farm…
Prather Ranch Named 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…with 4-H, Future Farmers of America, and local schools for ranch field trips and other activities. Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the Leopold Conservation Award recognizes extraordinary…
WOTUS Guidance Would Result in Continued Confusion
…and chaos.” Issuing guidance can’t fix a broken rule, according to a letter the American Farm Bureau Federation and other farm groups sent to members of the Senate who voted…
Transportation Perspectives of U.S. International Food Aid Programs Examination
…been very effective in delivering aid where it’s needed most, while also supporting our domestic industries and our military readiness. A bag of American food delivered from an American ship…
NFU Opposes Proposed Rule to Allow Beef Imports from Namibia
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today urged the administration to oppose a proposed rule that would allow beef imports from Namibia to the United States. Namibia just this…
AFBF Website for 2016 Presidential Candidates
A new website by the American Farm Bureau offers farmers and ranchers critical information on the 2016 Presidential candidates. Micheal Clements reports. AFBF Website for 2016 Presidential Candidates A new…
The Sweetest Season is Now in Session in Placer County
…and markets, such as Newcastle Produce and Blue Goose, or stop by one of the year-round PlacerGROWN farmers’ markets. For more information about PlacerGROWN or PlacerGROWN farmers’ markets, visit www.placergrown.org/….
Cattlemen Urge Congress to Address Expired Tax Extenders Legislation
…and cash-poor and already face the uncertainties of weather, market prices and international competition,” the letter reads. Greater certainty in the tax code supports small businesses and rural America. NCBA…