…themselves and local communities. Currently in California, there are over 460 individual farmers and farmers’ markets authorized to accept CalFresh. Farmers and farmers’ market managers who are interested in becoming…
California Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
Sand County Foundation, the California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation are accepting applications for the $10,000 California Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors California farmers, ranchers and other private…
USDA Video: Conserving Water and Energy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping farmers in drought affected California conserve water and energy. For more information: www.usda.gov…
Ordinance Brings New Wine Production to Southern California
…by just selling their product at farmers markets. Area growers pushed for the ordinance to allow producers to have tastings on their property and Anderson says the bureau has seen…
State Board of Food and Agriculture to Host Drought Forum at the Fresno Fairgrounds on May 5
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will host a drought forum on Tuesday, May 5th at the Fresno County Fairgrounds. Members of the public, farmers and ranchers, as…
Napa Winery Donates Barrels for Student FFA Projects
…involved in running the shop program.” For more information on Atwater FFA or the upcoming sale, log onto their website at AtwaterFFA.org or follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram….
Agri View: Tea Time
Everett Griner tells us we DO grow tea in America in today’s Agri View. Tea Time…
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…Rural Energy for America Program and other programs, develop additional renewable energy, bioenergy and biofuel opportunities. Support the National On-Farm Energy Initiative to improve farm energy efficiency through cost-sharing and…
Final Call for Angus Scholarship Applications
…to the national contest. The American Angus Auxiliary then awards scholarships to the top five male and top five female applicants. “The scholarship program is at the heart of everything…
Western View: Phenomenon in the Pacific
…mass of warm water appears to be having a large impact on the environment and could well be the cause of the strange weather that North America has been experiencing…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
…many of our current practices put at serious risk the future that we wish for human society and the plant and animal kingdoms, and may so alter the living world…
U.S. Farmers Will Face Tough Competition In The Cuban Market
Even when trade is opened up with Cuba, it won’t be an automatic slam-dunk for U.S. farmers to make big gains in that market. U.S. Farmers Will Face Tough Competition…
Voluntary Conservation Effort to Clear California San Joaquin Valley Air Gets a Thumbs Up from Regulators
…California’s San Joaquin Valley.” NRCS technical experts have met the scientific threshold for demonstrating that voluntary actions by farmers are improving air quality in the valley. Farmers and ranchers, with…
Farm Bureau Supports Trade Promotion Authority Bills
Expanding international trade is vital to the success of America’s farmers and ranchers. To make that expansion happen, Congress must approve trade promotion authority, the American Farm Bureau Federation said…