Everett Griner talks about farming facing an uncertain future in today’s Agri View. Next Generation…
FFA Report from Sanger High
Talie Cloud Talie Cloud of Sanger High FFA has this week’s FFA report. FFA Report – March 6…
USDA Awards Grants to Support Schools Serving Healthier Meals and Snacks
…USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service administers America’s nutrition assistance programs including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service…
California Farmers and Immigration Reform
Wenger California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger discusses what needs to happen now for immigration reform and why it’s vital to much of California’s agriculture. Immigration and California Farmers…
New Water Bills Introduced
Adam Gray As we told you earlier this week, Assemblymember Adam Gray has introduced three new water bills geared toward helping California farmers through drought. Sabrina Hill spoke with Gray…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
What is on the horizon for U.S. farmers in 2015 as they finalize plans for planting this spring? The March Agricultural Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National…
National Agriculture Day Luncheon – Tickets Available
The Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau in conjunction with the organization, Agri-Culture, will again host the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Wednesday, March 18,…
Area-Wide Management of Asian Citrus Psyllid
…strategy would be enacted. It’s important for growers now to begin organizing themselves for area-wide management in the future. Growers and pest control advisors can find more information at www.CitrusInsider.org….
Sending farmers to Mars
…cases the colonies in the Americas and elsewhere were built by farmers and private companies that may have been sanctioned, but not funded, by the governments of the time. And…
Weed Resistance Developing Faster than Research
Growers around the state are seeing more weed resistance to treatments and experts say research can’t keep up. Weed Resistance is Growing Experts are recommending that farmers concentrate on rotating…
Past Practices Responsibility of Present Farmers
Higher nitrate levels in groundwater reservoirs are partly due to farming practices from decades ago, yet reflect poorly on today’s growers. Responsibility of Present Farmers Nitrates in groundwater is what’s…
Vilsack Speaks at 2015 Commodity Classic
…Phoenix, Arizona. US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke at the general session, and received a standing ovation from the crowd of thousands of farmers. Secretary Vilsack Speaks at Commodity Classic…
USDA Designates Imperial County in California as a Primary Natural Disaster Area with Assistance to Producers in Arizona
…bright spot in our nation’s economy by sustaining the successes of America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities through these difficult times. We’re also telling California producers that USDA stands with…
Citrus Strong – Citrus Mutual – Citrus Matters
…focus exclusively on the power of public awareness in fostering a sustainable and profitable future for California citrus. Citrus growers are battling against the dangerous citrus pest Asian citrus psyllid…