…Bureau is moving forward with a forum today on the issue with California Farm Bureau Federation Senior Counsel Kari Fisher. SLO County Farm Bureau Executive Director Brent Burchett said he…
Sorghum Provides Multiple Areas of Value as Dairy Forage
Growing sorghum as a dairy forage can provide significant value for farmers, particularly as water availability continues to be a growing concern. The interest in sorghum can vary between wet…
USDA Continues Focus on Service During COVID-19 Outbreak
…and safety of USDA employees while still providing the timely delivery of the services to maintain the movement of America’s food supply moving from farms to forks. APHIS and AMS…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-17-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the important differences in meat alternative products, details about…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-16-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how spoon-feeding nutrients to trees has been beneficial in…
Automated Fertigation Could Be Ideal for Avocado Trees
Spoon-feeding nutrients to trees has been beneficial in trials and could be well suited with avocado production. Citrus growers in Florida trying to cope with huanglongbing disease have found that…
Applications Being Accepted for Multiple NRCS Opportunities
…cost-share for the purchase of conservation easements which will permanently protect farming and ranching on privately owned lands. WRE assists with the restoration and protection of degraded wetlands on marginal,…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-13-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how to better understand the DPR’s surface water protection…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-12-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the impacts the Coronavirus has on agriculture exports, commerce…
Almond Update: Three Factors Make Up Optimal Yield Equation
Every grower wants to get the most yield out of their trees. To do that, producers manage three factors that make up an equation, which will give them a total…
Addressing Activist Groups Coming onto Farms and Ranches
…the operation, it can take some initiative on behalf of the farmer and rancher to ensure there are consequences. Dirkse noted that in many cases farmers just want the protestors…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-11-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how science could help California during dry years, why…
Value of U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol from a Global Perspective
…initiative not only helps U.S. cotton to be more attractive to international buys, it also encourages growers to implement practices to help improve production. “The farmers, the growers, they will…
The Western View: New Water Rules Spell Disaster
…that up to 1 million acres of productive farmland will be permanently fallowed in the San Joaquin Valley, about 20 percent of the farmland currently in production. California swill permanently…