A researcher at the University of Idaho says farmers can benefit from droughts. Garth Taylor says droughts can be harsh on the farmers who are directly impacted, but as a…
Reflections of a Farm Broadcaster
…been graciously available as a spokesman on our broadcasts too, working with our AgNet West Radio Network team of Sabrina Hill and Taylor Hillman as they produce the daily radio…
Cotton Council International Elects 2017 Officers
…Craig A. Heinrich, Lubbock, Texas; Richard Kelley, Burlison, Tenn.; Taylor Slade, Williamston, N.C.; and Gregory C. (Greg) Wuertz, Casa Grande, Ariz.; GINNER – Kent D. Fountain, Surrency, Ga.; MERCHANTS –…
Almond Matters: February Means Bloom Time
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent U.S.A. Corporation, February means almond bloom. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman talked with Valent U.S.A.’s Pat Clay a few weeks ago about…
Almond Board: Waycott on State of the Industry
At the 2016 Almond Conference, Almond Board President and CEO Richard Waycott gave the state of the industry address. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman talked with Waycott about the state of…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept more than 504,000 acres that were offered by producers during…
Beginning Farmers Learn from California
…Katie Jantzen, Nebraska Christy Ottinger, Maryland De’Quinton Robertson, Iowa Eric Robert Sannerud, Minnesota Amanda Schaub, Montana Ariana Taylor-Stanley, Washington Josh Stolzenburg, Wisconsin Zach Teske, Kansas Daniel Waldvogle, Colorado The BFI…
USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will offer a new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands practice specifically tailored…
Extension Educators Receive National Honors
…Karnita Golson-Garner, Alabama A&M University North Central Region Award – Nozella L. Brown, Kansas State University Northeast Region Award – Richard W. Taylor, University of Delaware Southern Region Award –…
Promoting the Taste of America in India
Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Alexis Taylor and Consul General Tom Vajda for the U.S. Consulate General Mumbai kickoff the Taste of America celebration at the…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…Taylor “USDA is committed to building opportunities for women to grow, learn from one another and lead within their industries,” said Taylor. “Women in agriculture have a powerful story to…
Agri View: Lost Land
…The overgrazing stripped the land, and, in part, brought about the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Congress enacted the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act, which finally established grazing districts and required…
Agriculture Innovation Shines at AgTech Summit
…to interact and discuss innovation in agriculture. Field Demos and Tours Attendees get to see current and developing innovations in the field with tours to Hartnell College, Taylor Farms and…
Agri View: Golf Course Farming?
…nine-hole golf course into a working organic produce and egg farm in 2010. Dennis DeYoung is turning a Michigan golf course into a hog farm. And John Taylor is converting…