Over forty Atwater High School agriculture students competed in the Arbuckle FFA Field Day. Written by Madison Hall, Atwater FFA Reporter Forty-four Atwater High School agriculture students filled a charter…
USFRA Looks to Storytelling to Educate Consumers
The United States Farmers and Ranchers Alliance says storytelling is often the best way for farmers in This Land of Ours to engage in conversations with consumers about how they…
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
…control. In addition to these projects, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture funded more than $23 million dollars for research and education project to find lasting solutions to citrus…
USDA: Slow Snowpack Development for Much of the West
…Department of Agriculture’s National Water and Climate Center (NWCC). California, Arizona and New Mexico, as well as parts of Colorado, Utah, Oregon and Nevada, remain in prolonged drought. “January is…
West Coast Port Slowdowns Having Severe Economic Impact on California Almond Industry
…Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has created a slowdown in loading and unloading cargo ships at West Coast ports, causing severe economic hardship to…
Free Bird-Friendly Farming Workshops
…and the Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership at one of two free workshops in support of on-farm habitat creation through the Waterbird Habitat Enhancement Program (WHEP). WHEP is for farmers interested…
California’s Three Largest Dairy Cooperatives Submit Proposal for California to Join the Federal Milk Marketing Order
…and in more than 50 foreign countries. For additional information on California Dairies, Inc., visit www.californiadairies.com. About Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is a national…
Western Governors’ Drought Forum Webinar Series Begins on February 11
…Secretary of Energy & Environment. The panelists: Dr. Jeri Sullivan Graham: New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s Brackish Water Work Group/Los Alamos National Laboratory; Paul Swaim: Vice President,…
California’s Diversity Reflected In Pesticide Outreach
…to provide.” Punjabi-American farmers grow Sutter County’s fruit, nuts Yuba City has one of the largest Punjabi-American communities in North America. Many are farmers, who grow various orchard crops including…
Almond Board: California Almonds’ Life Squad
The Almond Board is announcing the new California Almonds Life Squad, and Almond Board Regional Director for North America, Molly Spence, says the Life Squad will be lead by a…
USDA Designates 55 Counties in California as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
…and I are committed to ensuring that agriculture remains a bright spot in our nation’s economy by sustaining the successes of America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities through these difficult…
National Agriculture Day: Poster and Poetry Contests Entries Being Accepted
The organizations Agri-Culture and the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau are currently accepting entries for: Annual National Agriculture Day Poster Contest Open to Grades K–6 Annual National Agriculture Day Poetry…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
When it came, the notice was disappointing but not surprising: The State Water Resources Control Board warned farmers, ranchers and other people with water rights to prepare for another round…
Western View: Salinas’ own National Steinbeck Center
…valley very well, thanks to those books. Rocinante, inside the National Steinbeck Center Salinas has done a wonderful job of documenting the legacy of John Steinbeck. Visiting the National Steinbeck…