…cotton farmers will not qualify for financing next year. We are concerned about our ability to continue to meet the lending needs of America’s cotton farmers in years to come.”…
Citrus Forecast: No Changes for California
Mark Hudson, USDA/National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Washington, D.C., reported the December citrus forecast. Although Florida oranges dropped another 5 million boxes, there were no changes in the reported numbers…
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…activities from working with farmers to fine tune irrigation techniques to adopting more advanced water management technologies. — Sustainable(1) Water Resources – An exploration of how to best leverage a…
2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Winner Recognized
…Shasta crayfish. The Leopold Conservation Award program inspires other landowners through these examples and provides a visible forum where farmers, ranchers and other private landowners are recognized as conservation leaders….
Cooperation Among Farmers Will Be Essential for Future, Farm Leader Says
Wenger In responding to water shortages, forming new groundwater management agencies, and engaging in political advocacy, California farmers and ranchers must unite and cooperate as never before, according to California…
New Pig Breed Resistant to Deadly Disease
…have extreme difficulty reproducing, don’t gain weight and have a high mortality rate. To date, no vaccine has been effective, and the disease costs North American farmers more than $660…
Delta is Unstable on Many Fronts
Courtesy: CDFA Experts say the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is unstable in several aspects and that will be a problem in the future. Delta is Unstable on Many Fronts There has…
Pistachio Production Lowest Since 2008
…American Pistachio Growers Executive Director Richard Matoian says the blanking issue hit the pistachio industry this year hard. He says it was an alternate bearing year anyways for the industry…
Agri View: Tree Phenomenon
Trees. Not many people see trees as an American crop. America grows more trees than any other country. America supplies more wood for building than anywhere else. We plant two…
Sonoma County Woman Wins Farm Bureau Discussion Meet
By discussing ways to balance agricultural water needs with maintaining vibrant communities, a Sonoma County woman earned top honors in the annual Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet at the…
Climate Smart Ag Delegation Lands in the Netherlands
…ground water management will lead to great collaboration on climate smart agriculture – benefitting our farmers through innovative on-farm practices and advanced technology. Story by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department…
National Milk Producers Federation on WTO COOL Tariffs
With the World Trade Organization announcing today that Canada and Mexico can slap $1 billion in new tariffs against U.S. exports, National Milk Producers Federation is pushing Congress to fix…
NCBA on WTO COOL Tariffs
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) issued the following statement on the WTO announcement about COOL retaliation tariffs. The World Trade Organization today authorized Canada and Mexico to assess over…
National Pork Producers Council on Tariff Announcement
…today’s decision by the World Trade Organization setting the retaliation amount Canada and Mexico can place on American products in response to the U.S. COOL law, the National Pork Producers…