…Funding is made through the USDA’s Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (also known as the 2501 Program). The program is…
Pork Industry Battling Challenges From Trade to Labor Shortage
…consumer and importer of pork in the world, but U.S. hog farmers have been sidelined, Herring told the subcommittee, due to China’s 62% tariff on American pork that have cost…
Pima Preference in California Cotton Acreage Increase
…high insect pressure. Some farmers reported switching from upland to pima.” The shift to pima cotton is clearly evident in the NASS report. Last year California growers planted 211,000 acres…
Perdue on the Department of Labor’s Proposed H2A Modernized Rule
…and improve access to a legal source of agricultural labor: “President Trump once again shows his commitment to helping America’s farmers, ranchers, and producers continue to be the most productive…
Methane Reduction Funding Down but Not Out
…the last two years for methane reduction from manure and in this year’s state budget it’s $34 million,” said Paul Sousa, Director of Environmental Services for Western United Dairymen (WUD). …
Last Minute Push to Revive COOL in USMCA
…where and how their food is produced must also be protected. Mexico and Canada already have used trade rules to undermine the food labeling that America’s farmers and ranchers support;…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 07-15-19
…what sparked the value of dairy exports to be the highest in four years and why the USMCA will be good for California dairies and vineyards. Tune in to the…
Five New Strawberry Varieties Available to Growers
UC Davis Royal Royce strawberry variety is one of the five new strawberry varieties from the Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis that will help farmers manage…
Value of Dairy Exports Highest in Four Years
According to the U.S. Dairy Export Council, it appears that the total value of American dairy exports reached a four-year high in May at nearly $540 million. Analysts attribute the…
Pushing for USMCA Ratification: ‘California Farmers, Let Your Voice Be Heard’
…Freitas & Sons Farms on Highway 41 just north of Lemoore to hear how the trade agreement is going to benefit farmers and ranchers. “Make no mistake about it, you…
USDA Now Making Payments for New Dairy Margin Coverage Program
…by the 2018 Farm Bill, DMC replaces the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). The program offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and the…
Rural Broadband Will Boost Economy, Improve Sustainability and Animal Welfare
…farmers to apply less water, protect soil health and precisely plant seeds, which also helps farmers save money. “After we collect this data, we must transfer it from our machines…
Investment Not Happening Where Needed for AgTech
…ends of that spectrum and not in the middle where farmers can benefit from it the most. Listen to the story. Investment Not Happening Where Needed for AgTech About the…
Secretary Perdue Praises Farming Innovations at Forbes AgTech Summit
…to China. While the troubling trade market is not likely to remain the status quo, Secretary Perdue noted that it is because of American farmers success that they carry much…