…land,” Culbertson said. With over three-quarters of all almond orchards using efficient micro-irrigation and nearly all almond farms notifying beekeepers about potential pesticide applications, the industry remains dedicated to being…
Full 2016 Crop Year Report, Including Ag Exports
In 2016 California’s farms and ranches received more than $46 billion for their output. This represents a decrease of about six percent compared to 2015. Despite this decrease, California remains…
Roof Rat Damage Causing Concern for Growers
…weeds and weed seeds. The food supply attracted roof rats away from urban environments out to farms where they were able to quickly reproduce. Roof rat damage is being reported…
House Follows Senate, Introduces Emission Reporting Exemption
The U.S. House, following Senate action, has introduced a bill to stop an unintended regulation of farms. Introduced this week, ACRE, the Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act, would avoid…
House Bill Exempts Farms From Reporting Emissions
A bipartisan bill to exempt farmers from reporting to the U.S. Coast Guard emissions from the natural breakdown of manure on their farms yesterday was introduced in the U.S. House….
Farmers for Free Trade Launching $500,000 Ad Campaign on Trade
…on this farm are exported across the globe. Policies that restrict trade would be devastating for farms like ours.” She goes on to say in the ad that she’d like…
Organic Herbs & Female Empowerment: A NRCS Success Story
…industry by sharing resources to obtain business licenses. Through her work, more women are becoming empowered to not only pursue farm work, but also purchase and operate their own farms,…
Ag Producer Sentiment Improves; but Uncertainty about the Future of NAFTA Looms
…producers were asked about their future expectations for U.S. agricultural exports. Agricultural producers remain optimistic that U.S. ag exports will remain strong over the next five years with 87 percent…
2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow Named
…pigs.” Lasco Lasco is a territory manager for Smithfield Foods Midwest Production in Roland, Iowa. She assists growers with implementing Smithfield’s industry-leading animal care standards on their farms. “It is…
California Vegetables More Than Half of U.S. Total
…places California at a whopping $7.85 billion in vegetable production – over half of the U.S. total of $13.8 billion. Where are all of these amazing crops grown? Let’s take…
NRCS Invites Proposals for 2018 Conservation Innovation Grants
…adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. The proposed projects should augment existing NRCS technical tools (planning, assessment and/or delivery) to better facilitate conservation on farms and ranches. In 2018…
Changes Made to H-2C Immigration Bill
A bill proposed by Virginia Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte would scrap the current H-2A program which is partly controlled by the U.S. Labor Department. It would institute an H-2C program…
CFBF Seeks Alternatives to AG Act
…to enter the U.S. to work on farms and ranches. “We know the American Farm Bureau and other national agricultural organizations have decided to support the AG Act, and they…
UCCE to be a Leader in Climate Change Awareness and Education
…outreach programs have the interdisciplinary expertise and connections to provide decision support to farms and communities facing a warming world. “Climate change is too big to tackle alone,” he said….