…Beat Back Bugs and Diseases on the Farm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JLE0SQbMU Laying Plastic for Soil Solarization UCCE Small Farms Advisor Margaret Lloyd Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef…
Current USDA Organic Survey Open Until April 4
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is in the middle of the 2021 Organic Survey. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will be collecting data from organic farmers and ranchers through…
USDA Supports Supply Chain Enhancement with $215 Million Investment
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack Photo by Tom Witham U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making available up to $215 million in grants and…
One Company Revolutionizing Farming One Seedling at a Time
…after being harvested to ensure they are fresh tasting, nutritionally dense and long-lasting. Our farms are unconventional. But so is our commitment to taste, quality and sustainability.” Sponsored Content Let’s…
California Farm Bureau Welcomes Budget Proposal
…water recharge, $20 million for on farm water conservation, $10 million for technical assistance and drought relief for small farms and $250 million for drought contingency. “At a time when…
VofV: When NASA and Farming Collide
…to help farmers face the headwinds of labor and regulation that batter the industry as well as the automation that ultimately offers a path to keep farms in the United…
Biden, Vilsack Speak at American Farm Bureau Convention
…American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall speaking at the 2022 AFBF Convention. “To name just a few, in Louisiana I saw firsthand how regulations like WOTUS can impact farms. Farmers…
CAWG President John Aguirre to Step Down After 12 Years
…a move to Portugal mid-year, but I intend to maintain my relationship with the wine industry.” Tom Slater, of Slater Farms in Clarksburg and chair of the CAWG board of directors…
Farm Bureaus Concerned About Changes to Clean Water Rule
…small businesses and family farms. The significant nexus test, particularly, will greatly expand federal jurisdiction onto private lands and make it difficult for farmers and ranchers to decipher where their…
Sustainable Options for that Holiday Tree
…some Christmas tree farms have been known to use pesticides which oftentimes pollutes local water sources and puts animals in harm’s way. The other issue is that cut trees become…
California Farming By the Numbers Water Edition
…an economic impact of more the $2.5 billion dollars. There were 4,550 Central Valley farms that were cut off from surface water allocations from the Sacramento/ San Joaquin Delta due…
Proposed Changes to FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing changes to the Produce Safety Rule provision of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Proposed changes pertain to certain criteria for…
VofV: The Next Wave of AgTech – Plant Probiotics
…to meet the needs of individual farms but general enough to be applied to numerous operations. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals –…
New Micro Farm Policy Available from USDA
Agricultural producers with small-scale farms who sell locally can now get simplified insurance coverage through a new policy designed for their needs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the…