During the first two weeks of September, growers of small grains around the country will receive survey forms from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The…
Farm City Newsday, Friday 9-1-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Perdue Talks NAFTA Benefits with Trump
President Donald Trump is once again threatening to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement. USDA Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue spoke with the president this week about the merits…
Agri View: One Horse Farm Era
Everett Griner talks about agriculture history and the one horse farm era in today’s Agri View. One Horse Farm Era Well, I have been reading from my farm history book…
Ag Groups Applaud Dairy MPP Exit Announcement
…Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Congress to make significant improvements to the program. We had earlier suggested to USDA that, given this level of dissatisfaction, one option would be to…
Apply for Grants Offered Through Healthy Soils Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is currently accepting applications for two different grant opportunities being offered as part of the Healthy Soils Program (HSP). Farmers interested in…
Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2018 Coverage
Secretary Allows Producers to Opt Out The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that starting Sept. 1, 2017, dairy producers can enroll for 2018 coverage in…
Farm City Newsday, Thursday 8-31-17
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California Clears First SGMA Hurdle
…implement groundwater sustainability plans which will be reviewed by the Department of Water Resources (DWR). Sustainability plans will provide a blueprint and timeline for how to bring basins into balanced…
Almond Board: Internship at the Almond Board
…within the industry relations department, the Almond Board has other internships available. Among them is a farm advisor internship. The Almond Board of California, in conjunction with the University of…
WOTUS May End Up in Court
President Trump’s effort to have his Environmental Protection Agency repeal the Obama EPA’s much-criticized ‘Waters of the U.S.’ (WOTUS) rule, is likely to end up in court. But an American…
Most U.S. Farmers Will Feel Impact from Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey stands to harm virtually all of U.S. agriculture, in some way. Many ports that ship agricultural commodities are in the path of the storm, from Texas to Louisiana,…
USDA Forecasts Increase in Farm Income
The Department of Agriculture Wednesday predicted a slight increase in farm income for 2017, reversing three years of major decline. The August update of the farm income forecast predicts net…
Secretary Perdue on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today expressed his strong support for President Trump’s tax reform agenda as a great benefit to the American agriculture community. Perdue issued the following…