Two workshops to support the Waterbird Habitat Enhancement Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Join U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)…
California’s Three Largest Dairy Cooperatives Submit Proposal for California to Join the Federal Milk Marketing Order
Proposal to the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide consistent regulation across the United States Underscoring continued support of their farmer-owners, the three largest dairy cooperatives in California submitted a…
California’s Diversity Reflected In Pesticide Outreach
…of Hmong farmers in the U.S., who grow specialty crops like daikon, long beans lemongrass and sugar cane. Michael Yang, the Small Farms and Specialty Crops Hmong Agricultural Assistant for…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…of curtailments in 2015. Coming off a year that resulted in water cutbacks to farms even in the northern part of the state that historically enjoyed more secured supplies, some…
USDA Invests $18 Million to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…an investment in our future”. The grant announcement was made at Recirculating Farms Coalition in New Orleans. Recirculating Farms received a BFRDP grant to develop training sessions focusing on soil-based…
Nationwide USDA Organic Survey Underway
Study of Organic Agriculture Production will Help Develop Programs for Producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) just kicked off the Organic Survey to gather detailed data on U.S. organic…
Small Acreage Hops Farms Growing With Craft Beer Industry
There are more small acre hops farms growing in the Northern US and even in some Southern states to meet demand of the craft beer industry. Small Farms Growing With…
WUD, NRCS, and Audubon California Working Together
…Blackbird populations, with the goal of finding a sustainable solution for management of colonies on farms and saving the species from extinction. In addition to using working lands programs and…
UC Makes Gains in Rebuilding its Extension Service
…for a little more than a month when she got the call from Garcia, who farms in neighboring Solano County. As a new farmer still learning the ropes, Garcia said…
Farm Bureau Approves Strategic Action Plan for 2015
…members and their abilities to operate their farms and ranches.” Stallman said farmers and ranchers know first-hand the importance of clean water. They usually live on the land they work,…
The Fresno Food Expo Celebrates with Agricultural Tour
…its economic impact, and reinforcing the importance of the Fresno Food Expo’s support of the region’s economy.” The agricultural tour included stops at Nichols Farms in Hanford, one of the…
Farm Bureau Delegates Set Public Policy Positions for 2015
…to make sure they can pass their farms and ranches on to the next generation.” According to Stallman, however, these same producers recognize that many of the challenges they face…
Experts Predict Growing Uncertainty for Water Supplies
A combination of population growth, increasing environmental demands and climate change poses long-term questions for water availability, particularly in the western U.S. Speakers at a workshop at the American Farm…
Dairy Producers Enroll in New Margin Protection Program
More than Half of Nation’s Dairy Producers Enroll in New Margin Protection Program U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that more than 23,000 of the nation’s…









