…and Tulare counties. After just two weeks on the job, she was invited to an emergency meeting with the National Hmong American Farmers and USDA’s Farm Service Agency to address…
Lawmakers Call for Dairy Program Sign up Extension
House and Senate lawmakers want the Agriculture Department to extend the enrollment period for the Margin Protection Program. Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Texas Republican Mike Conaway, along with…
Overachieving Garden
…sweet potatoes or tomatoes. What’s more, is that dehydrating completely changes the texture and intensifies the flavor of stuff. Kale and sweet potatoes become chips. Tomatoes become compact bursts of…
Crop Insurance Program Still Growing and Healthy
The man who runs the USDA’s Risk Management Agency says the crop insurance program is growing and is financially healthy. Gary Crawford has the story. Crop Insurance Program…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule a “travesty” that will micro-manage and over regulate “puddles and ditches on farms, ranches and other privately-held property.” The document…
Shade Plants
…shrubs in the dappled shade of their fruit trees, though North American tastes have never really caught on to the trend. Gooseberries have a hard-not-to-like sweet-tart flavor and a texture…
Western View: Kings Forest
…Land Management or the US Forest Service. Pressure has been building to develop theses lands but at the same time, the environmental movement has been pushing to preserve them and…
Legislation Help for Dairy Farmers
…their environmental footprint, both on their farms and in their communities. “Dairy farmers are environmentalists who realize the potential value of the nutrients they manage, but the cost of installing…
SGMA Timelines Necessary for Ag
Environmental groups are wanting to speed up SGMA timelines. Agriculture leaders say that time is needed for producers to plan. SGMA Timelines Necessary for Ag Agriculture Needs Time The Sustainable…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…deliver added benefits for wildlife.” Funding for this partnership effort is being made available through NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). EQIP applications are accepted year-round, but interested producers need…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…million people, and provides reservoir releases for species protection that supercede water supply needs of agriculture. “There’s a lot of (tree) stumping going on in our area right now,” said…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Cornbread
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing sweet cornbread with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: Corn 2 Eggs Sourcream Butter Paprika Brown…
Ag Groups Host Events at Party Conventions
…called Plate of the Union, which is a coalition of groups with close ties to the Environmental Working Group. Plate of the Union plans to highlight a radically different version…
Humane Handling of Veal Calves
…or rested may enter the food supply. In 2013, FSIS granted a petition by the Humane Society of the United States asking the agency to remove this provision. This new…
