There were a few surprises in USDA’s Acreage and Grain Stocks reports. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open or download audio report…
Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
…to 32. California senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein both voted in favor of the bill. Just after the Senate’s historic vote to pass the Immigration Reform Bill, American Farm…
United Applauds Senate Passage of Immigration Reform
…and boost the economy. We appreciate the efforts of our allies in the Agriculture Workforce Coalition and United Farm Workers with whom we worked to advance provisions that will provide…
AFBF Statement on Senate Passage of Immigration Bill
…and workable farm labor provision is welcomed by America’s farmers and ranchers. A comprehensive agricultural labor plan that works for all sectors of agriculture and across all regions of our…
San Diego Designated Natural Disaster Area
…because of damages and losses caused by the recent drought. It means farmers and ranchers in San Diego County qualify for special loans from the USDA to help cover part…
Supreme Court Sides With Florida Landowner In Permit Fight
By JIM SAUNDERS, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 25, 2013………The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday backed a Florida landowner in a nearly two-decade dispute about developing…
Nematodes Could Fight Other Pests in Corn
A team of USDA and Swiss researchers are looking at better ways to apply nematodes in fields to battle a pest to corn crops. Rod Bain reports. Click to open…
AgNeTVideo: Light Interception and Almonds
Stanislaus County Farm Advisor Roger Duncan speaks about light interception and almonds at the recent almond symposium. For more on light interception and almonds, click here….
Southeast AgNet E-news: McMillan Announcement; Farm Bill Update
This week’s issue of Southeast AgNet E-News includes an update on the Farm Bill, updates on some important crops to the region, as well as details regarding some beef industry…
Marijuana and Central Valley Farms Forum
…farmers just don’t want growing on their land and marijuana is one of them. But what do you do if someone else is growing it on your property? It could…
More Concerns about Yuba-Sutter Labor Shortage
…audio report Executive Director of the Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau, Megan Foster, says there were fewer workers available during the peach thinning this year than last year, and that is likely…
USDA May Need New Info for Planting Report
USDA will release its report on planted acreage this week, but will the USDA have to go back and resurvey farmers on their plantings? Gary Crawford has more. Click to…
Home Run for Fresno Grizzlies Ag Program
…Click to open or download audio report The triple-A baseball team the Fresno Grizzlies is a farm team for the San Francisco Giants, but now, they’re taking the term “farm”…
Critical Reactions to House Vote
…yesterday afternoon. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman issued a statement after the vote saying, “the American Farm Bureau…