…of Congress that government cannot make it rain, but it can ensure that any future rainfall will benefit the interests that need it most–our cities, communities, schools, farms, farm workers,…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for July 17
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…
Farm Bureau Welcomes Passage of House Water Legislation
…its people and its environment.” The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 57,000 members statewide and as part of a…
Available Funding and Changes to USDA’s Biorefinery and Biobased Product Program
…Energy’s “Green Crude Farm” in Columbus, N.M., is an example of how USDA funding and partnerships with the private sector are helping to support the development of biorefineries. In 2011,…
Regenis Application Wins Dairy Digester Grant in CA
…on the farm from the 100,000 gallons of manure it produces each day, which in turn will save hundreds of millions of gallons of water. This is the eighth dairy…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for July 16
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…
New Learning Tools for Children
Kids learning to grow food The American Farm Bureau Foundation for agriculture has launched a program teaching children about where their food comes from. Cathy Isom explains it. Food Farm…
Farm Bill and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Workshops
University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) and USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) have partnered to offer free informational workshops regarding the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program…
Conservation Incentives for Working Grass, Range and Pasture Lands
…are enrolled in SAFE. To learn more about participating in CRP-Grasslands or SAFE, visitwww.fsa.usda.gov/crp or consult with the local Farm Service Agency county office. To locate a nearby Farm Service…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for July 15
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…
Tulare County Farm Bureau to Host Tree Nut Harvest Safety Seminar, July 22
Tulare County Farm Bureau, in partnership with Kings County Farm Bureau and the State Compensation Insurance fund, will host a nut harvest safety seminar training on Wednesday, July 22, 2015…
High Navel Orangeworm Pressure
Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Franz Niederholzer says almond producers in the northern part of the state are seeing early navel orangeworm activity. Niederholzer says this is likely because of the…
Stallman Announces Departure in January
…the nation’s Farm Bureau members and represent agriculture and rural America,” Stallman said. “After 16 years as AFBF president, six as Texas Farm Bureau president and several more in other…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Today
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini announced that beginning today farmers in eligible counties may enroll in the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP). The deadline…