…awards scholarships to local high school students interested in pursuing a career in agriculture, provides funds to local FFA chapters, and donates to other organizations or events that align with…
House Agriculture Committee Reviews 2015 Agenda for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Today, the House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing to review the futures, options, and swaps markets that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees. Chairman K. Michael Conaway urged…
Tickets are Now on Sale for Farm Night at the Film Festival
…and cinematography by award winning Director of Photography Harris Done, is an intimate introduction into the lives of young American farmers and ranchers. The high-risk and high-reward life is more…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Applications Available
…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 24, 2015. Refer…
Rural Energy for America Program
…how the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program helps the owners of an Arkansas store that was devastated by fire during a burglary in 2011. Rural Energy for America Program…
CWA Calls California FFA to Tell Their Truth
…why the FFA has been such an integral part of their lives.” Since its beginning in 1928, the FFA has been dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives…
Western View: Sustainable Agriculture
…but also builds up the land. And in doing so, the land is preserved so that the farmer’s great-grandchildren can do the same thing on the same land. UC Davis…
USDA Announces Funding for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects
…money on their energy bills, reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, support America’s clean energy economy, and cut carbon pollution. The resources to be announced tomorrow are made possible by…
Atwater FFA Charters a Strong Showing at Arbuckle Field Day
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…