…of applications that will help farmers by making their jobs easier or more efficient. It’s time to look these over. Yes, I’ve known for a long time that my phone…
Pacific Region Poultry Report
…placed 7.59 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during November 2014, up 5 percent from November 2013. Egg-type chicks hatched during November 2014 totaled 36.5 million,…
Agri View: Still Studying
Everett Griner talks about research, our past and future in today’s Agri View. Still Studying…
Immigration Reform and California Agriculture
There are more than 81,000 farms in California, making it the number-one state in agricultural production in the country, with more than $33 billion in revenue annually. That’s why farmers…
Shifting Focus for the Agriculture Market
…is a huge market for companies. That is why brands like Kubota are changing their focus to serve farmers. Senior Product Manager for Implements David Palmer said they are not…
Wind Energy Booming for New Year
…the renewable energy one of the cheapest options. Wind Energy Booming for New Year Ian Barring-Gould with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory says energy companies are looking into the renewable…
FSA Announces New Yield Data for Safety Net Calculations
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini today offered farmers new information to update program payment yields that will help them better select protections offered by…
New Members Appointed to National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) for the 2014-2016 term. Established in 1971, the…
Raising Bison Easier Than Perceived
…Kettle Buffalo represents the National Bison Association and says the industry needs more producers as demand has picked up. Gehring hears one question a lot: “Is raising bison anything like…
Agri View: Food Imports
Everett Griner talks about our farmers growing our food in today’s Agri View. Food Imports…
Census of Horticulture Arriving in Mailboxes this Winter
As millions of Americans’ venture out to purchase a fresh cut Christmas tree or poinsettia this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will be surveying…
Help Available for Wildfire-Impacted Ranches and Private Forestland
…suffered thousands of devastating wildfires over the past year, and California farmers and ranchers have suffered substantial losses as a result,” said NRCS State Conservationist Carlos Suarez. “I encourage landowners…
Western View: Packed in China?
…in China to be sold here. Not only is this a threat to poultry farmers in the U.S., this is a threat to America’s food quality. With China’s terrible record…
AFBF President on Passage of Tax Extenders Bill
Bob Stallman Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, issued the following statement regarding the passage of the tax extenders bill. “Passage of H.R. 5771 means farmers and ranchers are…