…Grant Program (CIG) to help farmers and ranchers implement practices that will make their operations more resilient to climate change. This will be the first large-scale pilot project generating greenhouse…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review September 25
…in the Big Apple, reducing food waste, protecting the sage grouse, safe and healthy food cooking, and National Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.aphis.usda.gov www.dm.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Encouraging Families to Visit the Great Outdoors
Fee-free days, and the Every Kid In A Park initiative, are among the opportunities families can take to enjoy federal public lands like national forests. Encouraging Families to Visit the…
Groups Mobilize Aid in the Wake of Big Wildfires
A long, complicated recovery faces farmers, ranchers and other rural residents who suffered losses in damaging late-summer wildfires that scorched large swaths of land. County Farm Bureaus and other organizations…
Commentary: How to Comply with State Sales and Use Tax Rules
…This sales and use tax relief on most farm inputs helps farmers and ranchers be more competitive with producers in other states, because farmers in 38 other states pay no…
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
With fewer acres planted as a result of the drought, many observers assumed more farm employees would be looking to do other farm-related work, but farmers throughout the state continue…
American Pistachio Industry 2016 Annual Conference
APG will present the American Pistachio Industry 2016 Annual Conference Wednesday-Friday, February 17-19 at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California. Because our roots run deep,…
A National Food Waste Reduction Goal
USDA and others are now setting their sights on the goal of reducing US food waste by half in the next fifteen years. Rod Bain reports. A National Food Waste…
The Western View: California Grown
…farmers rushed to correct the misinformation, and they’ve done a good job. One of the best is farmfacts.org, which not only has a very informative website but also, has been…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadline
…West’s Sabrina Hill spoke with Vilsack about the extension. Dairy Program Extension Vilsack full interview The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating farmers…
Fresno State Signs Agreement of Collaboration With University in Mexico
To foster new international relationships and offer greater opportunities for their students, Fresno State and the Chapingo Autonomous University of Mexico signed an agreement to establish the exchange of students,…
Senate Reauthorizes Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting Without Critical Provision
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association appreciates the efforts of the Senate in reauthorizing Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting through 2020. NCBA President, Philip Ellis, a Wyoming cattle producer, said this information…
Sage Grouse Stays off Endangered Species List
…plans will be implemented. The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association have adamantly opposed these restrictive plans, which impede on conservation efforts and range management practices already…
USDA Commits $2.5 Million to Expand New Farmer Education
Krysta Harden Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that $2.5 million in grants is now available for projects to educate new and underserved farmers about more than 20 U.S….