…the environment. www.sandcounty.net About California Farm Bureau Federation The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 53,000 members statewide and as…
NFU to Survey on 2014 Farm Bill Policies
With the 2014 Agricultural Act in full effect and a new Farm Bill debate on the horizon, the National Farmers Union (NFU) is conducting a survey of family farmers and…
Food Price Survey
…farmer’s share of this $53.28 marketbasket would be $8.52. AFBF, the nation’s largest general farm organization, began conducting informal quarterly marketbasket surveys of retail food price trends in 1989. The…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 29
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…
Agri View: Standards and Grades Facts
…pulses, and processed commodities. Seed Regulatory and Testing Services USDA regulates the interstate shipment of agricultural and vegetable seeds and offers voluntary seed testing services. Grades and Standards The USDA…
Agreement to Raise California’s Minimum Wage Announced
…SEIU United Long Term Care Workers’ Union president Laphonza Butler; Burger King employee Holly Diaz; Senator Mark Leno; California Labor and Workforce Development Agency secretary David Lanier; United Domestic Workers…
A Lower Food Price Inflation Rate Now Expected This Year
Shoppers may be paying less than expected for some food categories, per USDA’s latest outlook at food price inflation trends. Lower Food Price Inflation Rate Now Expected This Year…
CA Farmers Achieve More Air Quality Gains
…entered into 606 contracts with farmers who are voluntarily undertaking this work—the Agency invested $19 million and the farmers matched that—for a total of $38 million in 2015 alone.” NRCS…
Challenges With ILRP Reporting
…Reporting The East San Joaquin County Water Quality Coalition has an April 1 deadline to submit nitrogen reporting for the ILRP. Stanislaus County Farm Bureau Executive Director Wayne Zipser says…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 28
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…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 28
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…
Agri View: Pigweed Research
…leaf amaranths of other regions, it has not been cultivated or further improved by recent agricultural breeding. As a result, the primary economic importance of Palmer amaranth to American farmers…
Balance Key to State Water Management
…the western regional director at the National Marine Fisheries Service and it wasn’t a pleasant conversation,” Nelson said. “She thinks she is doing what is necessary for her agency and…
Leftover Easter Eggs
…Easter Safe to Eat?: Ivillage.com “Easter egg guidelines” http://parenting.ivillage.com/gs/gscelebrations/0,,44ld,00.html Answerbag “Can I eat Easter eggs after they’ve been dyed?” www.answerbag.com/q_view/53474 YahooAnswers “Is the Easter egg dye edible?” USDA Fact Sheets:…