National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today thanked the growing number of women in agriculture – now roughly one million strong and responsible for a $12.9 billion dollar economic…
California Ag Faring Well Considering Drought
…systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program. On Nov. 13, Governor…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 4
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
ACP Management Participation Worries Growers
…to moving out of the quarantine area. An exception may be made for nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures which are designed to keep ACP and other insects…
Will the New Year Bring New People into Farming?
Officials at USDA are hoping the new year will bring new people into farming. Will the New Year Bring New People into Farming…
USDA Getting Ready To Tackle Some Big Jobs in 2016
USDA leaders are getting ready to tackle some big jobs in 2016. USDA Getting Ready To Tackle Some Big Jobs in 2016…
Agri View: Eat Your Vegetables
Everett Griner talks about vegetables and their taste in today’s Agri View. Eat Your Vegetables From USDA Choose MyPlate.gov What foods are in the Vegetable Group? Any vegetable or 100%…
Wildfires have Set New Record for Acres Burned In 2015
Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, saying that this latest late year rash of wildfires in California has pushed this year’s acreage burned to a new record high. Wildfires have Set New…
NPPC Year in Review
…by pork producers this year proved successful. The omnibus spending bill passed this month included a host of agriculture issues, including repeal of mandatory country-of-origin meat labeling in the U.S….
Peanut Pileup
Peanut Pileup. Cathy Isom tells us what’s behind this year’s bumper crop of peanuts, and why it could pose a challenge for farmers in the coming years. A recent USDA…
Ranches Surviving California Drought
…Valley Ranch is getting it done. From: U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance Kevin Kester, a fifth-generation rancher from California’s Central Coast, and his wife, June, a ranching cattlewoman, run Bear…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago, But It’s Still Too Soon To Know Whether Drought Will Be Broken The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the winter’s…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change
…Moffitt, California Department of Food and Agriculture; Glenda Humiston, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Andrew Baskin, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. The California State Board…
What Does Horticulture In America Look Like?
USDA’s Census of Horticulture takes a look at who grows the nursery plants and specialty crops we buy, grow, and use, and where. Rod Bain reports. What Does Horticulture In…