…Kole Upton, says there’s a better way for Costa to support water for the state’s farmers and food production. Here is Sabrina Hill’s full interview with Upton. Kole Upton Full…
Agri View: Cutting Out the Middle Man
Everett Griner talks about farmers tapping a new market for selling their products in today’s Agri View. Cutting Out the Middle Man…
AFBF Says Public Attitudes Changing on GMO’s
…labeling are pending in 30-states – with dueling bills in Congress. American Farm Bureau’s Executive Director of Communications Mace Thornton says AFBF opposes initiatives that limit farmers’ use of biotechnology….
USDA Launches New Resources at ChooseMyPlate.gov to Help Cost-Conscious Consumers Make Healthier Food Choices
…to compare items, and checking sales on store brands. A new cookbook features 25 recipes from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) resource page, SNAP-Ed Nutrition Connection. The recipes are…
Farmers and Ranchers Get Help with the Click of a Mouse
A USDA agency spruces up its website and boasts a new link to help farmers and ranchers improve the land they own or lease. Susan Carter reports. Farmers and Ranchers…
Peanut Price Highlights
Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 23.9 cents per pound for the week ending May 17, up 0.3 cent from the previous week. Marketings of…
Groundwater Discussions at CDFA Meeting
…Food and Agriculture. “How we address surface water through storage, infrastructure and operations is as equally important. Farmers throughout the state need to remain engaged in these important discussions.” The…
Farm Leader Calls for Quick Negotiations on Drought Bills
…are causing widespread suffering for California family farmers and those who depend on them for jobs and environmental stewardship. Now that each house has passed drought measures, we need to…
USDA Unrolling New Crop Insurance Policy Option
…specialty crop, organic and diversified crop producers. U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the policy option gives farmers more flexibility, promotes crop diversity and helps support the production of healthy…
Agri View: Seeking Healthy Foods
Farmers Market Everett Griner talks about what the farmers market means to the public as well as towns in today’s Agri View. Agri View: Seeking Healthy Foods…
USDA’s NRCS Putting Measures in Place to Help Farmers and Ranchers
…is putting measures in place to help farmers and ranchers preserve and maintain farm land. Susan Carter has this story. NRCS Putting Measures in Place to Help Farmers and Ranchers…
Promoting Choices in New Farm Bill Farm Programs
Rod Bain Crop growers soon will have online education tools available to assist in their decision of which new farm program they should choose. Rod Bain reports. Promoting Choices in…
USDA’S Conservation Soil Health Campagin
Susan Carter Public Affairs Specialist USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is putting measures in place to help farmers and ranchers preserve and maintain farm land. Susan Carter has the report….
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
…UC Davis professor emeritus of agricultural and resource economics. “We wanted to provide a foundation for state agricultural and water policymakers to understand the impacts of the drought on farmers…