The latest USDA Cattle on Feed Report shows low placements and marketings, but the result is still a two percent larger feedlot inventory. Cattle Feedlots Continue to Suffer Losses as…
Forming Local Water Management Proving Difficult
…Board intervention if no responsible agency is specified for a basin, guidelines for high- and medium-priority basins, and participation of mutual water companies in a groundwater sustainability agency. This easy…
Women Farm Bureau Boot Camp
Cathy Isom tells us about the program giving women the opportunity to be the voice of agriculture. Now in its ninth year, American Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Communications Boot Camp…
Farm Bureau Awards $4,500 in Garden Grants to Local Schools
…held twice a year for Farm Bureau-sponsored gardens. At any time, teachers may request a visit from the TCFB Beyond-the-Farm trailer; resources from the California Foundation for Agriculture in the…
Former Ag Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass TPP
…agenda these negotiations have expanded our markets, boosted farm incomes, and in the process created new jobs, both on-farm and off-farm, in rural America. The recently concluded Trans Pacific Partnership…
Calif. Nets Nearly $700,000 in USDA Farm-to-School Grants
…farmers and ranchers through its Farm to School Program. Grant recipients in California will receive $672,795. “Farm to school programs work—for schools, for producers, and for communities,” said USDA Secretary…
Drought Making Water Management Discussions Public
…The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act has put a deadline to water management. Tulare County Farm Bureau Executive Director Tricia Stever-Blattler says this process is a going to be a huge…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 20
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…
Car Insurance-Part 2
When was the last time you checked your car insurance on your farm truck? Cathy Isom gives some tips on making sure you have the right coverage for the best…
USDA Announces $350 Million Available to Help Landowners
…and wetlands through more than 750 new easements. To learn about ACEP and other technical and financial assistance available through NRCS conservation programs, visitwww.nrcs.usda.gov/GetStarted or your local USDA Service Center….
Register Today for HLB Early Detection Technology Summit
HLB on oranges. Photo courtesy of USDA. Early detection technologies can become valuable tools for identifying huanglongbing (HLB) positive trees before physical symptoms of the disease appear. A massive amount…
U.S. EPA Awards $1 Million Grant to Research Impact of Drought on Water Quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $1 million grant to the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) to conduct research on the effects of drought and extreme weather on…
Almond Board: Water Issues and Yield
As almond growers continue to work their way through limited water supplies, University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Doll says while yields will come back after limited irrigation…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday podcast, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…