…meat imports have cost our trading partners over $1 billion dollars. Canada and Mexico are now authorized to impose retaliatory tariffs in that amount against U.S. exports. House Agriculture Committee…
CFBF Annual Meeting Underway
…accommodations needed for an organization of our size, and a location that’s particularly convenient to our members who farm and ranch north of Sacramento. This year’s meeting theme, Growing Agriculture’s…
Annie’s Project
Today Cathy Isom fills us in on the new changes on the world wide web for the program designed to empower women in Agriculture. Many farm and ranch women in…
Agri View: Swiss Cheese
There are over 400 kinds of cheese in the world. One of the most popular is Swiss cheese. It got the name because it was first made in Switzerland. It…
USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) begins today, Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb….
Climate Change Report – USDA
…the world in the decades ahead, according to a major scientific assessment released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on global food security and its implications for the…
Vilsack Addresses Global Food Security and Climate Change at COP21 in Paris
…climate change on agricultural production and food security. Secretary Vilsack joined Business for Social Responsibility and Field to Market, a consortium of organizations and businesses working toward agricultural sustainability, for…
Rooftop Farm
Gotham Greens greenhouse facility, Chicago, IL Cathy Isom tells us about the world’s largest rooftop farm. The pioneers behind the nation’s first commercial urban hydroponic greenhouses are now builders of…
COOL: WTO to Announce Retaliation
The World Trade Organization will announce retaliation levels against the United States under Country of Origin Labeling next week. Micheal Clements reports. WTO to Announce COOL Retaliation For the full…
Agri View: Breakfast Cost
Most people don’t know it but eggs are one of the most consumed foods in the whole world. Most of us do know that egg farmers have had a hard…
Positive Impacts from Extreme Weather Events
…recent Sustainable Ag Expo in San Luis Obispo. Lund reminded attendees that it takes an extreme weather event, like this drought, to mold current state water policy. Recent Drought News…
Incentives for Propane Irrigation Engines
…toward the purchase of new propane-powered farm equipment like irrigation engines and grain dryers. In exchange, participants agree to share real-world performance data with PERC. Find the application and more…
Former Ag Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass TPP
…new markets for exports is critical for farmers and rural communities. Agricultural exports provide 20 percent of farm income and support more than 1 million jobs, many of them in…
Healthy Eating: Agri View
Americans are among the top meat eaters in the world. We are also big vegetable eaters. Everett Griner talks about healthy eating in today’s Agri View. Listen to get the…