…first was assembled in 1997. Members of the 2016-2018 task force are: Arizona Marguerite Tan, LLC Farm Operations California Kevin Abernathy, Milk Producers Council Cynthia Cory, California Farm Bureau Federation…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…farmers in their area. • Honorable Mention: Open Source Application Award, and Best Student-Made Award recipient: Farm Profit Calculator, submitted by Fernando Napier and Matt Pedersen of Lincoln, Neb. Farmers…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 27
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…tech together with people who are doing farming and know the complexity.” Nassif said that the Center’s location — close to the farmers of the Salinas Valley and within driving…
Farmer Feedback Survey
…of Ours. This Land of Ours – Farmer Feedback A survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation is collecting feedback from farmers through the USDA Program Survey. The focus is…
Agri View: Cheese Flavors
…the fungus Mucor miehei, but others have been extracted from various species of the Cynara thistle family. Cheesemakers near a dairy region may benefit from fresher, lower-priced milk, and lower…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 25
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Agri View: Organic Food Scammers
…what the US Department of Agriculture says: “Organic food is produced by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental…
A Brief History of the Navel Orange in California – From the Sacramento Bee
…was committed to her ideals and full of contradictions; she was a doer and doing her best just to get by. Born to a Cincinnati family of Republican abolitionists, Eliza…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 22
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Almond Board: GAPs for Food Safety
…Food safety is a major concern for all food producers and handlers. According to the Almond Board, maintaining readily accessible records of all almond farm operations, and especially GAPs, is…
FFA Jackets Awarded to Students by County Farm Bureau
…and awarded their jackets at a special awards night on January 26 at the Farm Bureau office in Visalia. “This program provides a way for Farm Bureau to make an…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 21
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Agri View: Pork Exports Up
…the washoku seminar in its Nov. 6 edition. Another USMEF event that recently earned positive media attention was a family barbecue event at Mt. Fuji Lake, located about 60 miles…