…get California on a federal milk marketing order. Sabrina Hill continues her series with Chris Galen, Vice President of Communications with the National Milk Producers Federation. Dairy Order Pt 2…
Atwater FFA Competes Towards A Strong Finish
…California at the National FFA Finals in Louisville, Kentucky in October. For more information on Atwater FFA, log onto their website at AtwaterFFA.org or follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and/or…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS forecast total acreage at 155,000 acres, including 110,000 acres of pima cotton and 45,000 acres of upland varieties. This…
California Dairy Order Part 1
…milk marketing order. In this report, Sabrina Hill begins her series with Chris Galen, Vice President of Communications with the National Milk Producers Federation. Three Dairy Co-ops Want Federal Order…
PPIC Video: California Drought
…management systems and signal areas needing improvement. This video from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) gives a look at the past and future for California and the drought….
Agri View: Drone Problems
Everett Griner talks about FFA drone regulations forthcoming in today’s Agri View. Drone Problems…
Snowpack Melts Early Across the West
…where snowmelt accounts for the majority of seasonal water supply, information about snowpack serves as an indicator of future water availability. Streamflow in the West consists largely of accumulated mountain…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…water—than farmers elsewhere in the world. Crop production per acre-foot of water has risen 43 percent in California between 1967 and 2010. Our growing state, national and global populations will…
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…context about California agriculture and water use. 3) Farmers are sharing in the painful sacrifice. The state government is providing farmers with a 20 percent water allocation this year and…
Deadline Approaching for Additional Dairy Proposals
…Lakes Inc., and Dairy Farmers of America Inc., have requested a formal hearing with the USDA to establish a federal milk marketing order for California. The request points out the…
USDA Designates Del Norte County as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
…of America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities through these difficult times. We’re also telling California producers that USDA stands with you and your communities when severe weather and natural disasters…
2015 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural lands and Wetlands Due May 15
…as a land trust or local government agency that has funds to match the ALE program. WRE provides compensation to farmers, ranchers and other private landowners for land placed in…
USDA Working to Help California Farmers Conserve Water
…it can to help California producers get through the so-called “Drought of the Century”. USDA Working to Help California Farmers Conserve Water USDA Working to Help California Farmers Conserve Water…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Applications Due April 24
…school counselors and FFA advisors. 2015 applications must be postmarked or returned – no electronic submissions – to the Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau office on or before 5:00 PM, Friday, April…