Experts are speculating on what might happen if something isn’t done about a farm bill..and most of the scenarios are not pleasant. Gary Crawford reports. Click to Open or Download…
New Leadership Team for Ag Committee
…such commodities, aquaculture, animal welfare and grazing, rural development, farm security and family farming matters, and agricultural credit. (Note: A final committee membership list will be released when available.) Agriculture…
Food Trends for 2012-2013
…in produce it has a lot to do with eating trends, and for 2012 the trend leaned toward old-fashioned comfort foods. According to the American Farm Bureau federation, more people…
How Do New EPA Guidelines Affect Ag?
A recent EPA decision does not include coarse particles like farm dust in revised clean air standards. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
2012 Census of Agriculture Arriving in Mailboxes
…to your mailbox leads to an opportunity to help shape farm programs, boost rural services and grow your farm future. But for producers across the country, that opportunity will soon…
CA Turkey Farmer Finalist in Competition
…their farms and ranches with a video. The faces of farming and ranching contest is an opportunity for Tim Nilsen to talk for three minutes about his Turkey farm in…
Beef Leader says Farm Bill Needed Now
…Beef Association. He says there’s still time to get a farm bill passed, and anyone in ag can still do their part. Woodall says with the elections weeks over, there’s…
New High-Tech Irrigation Tool
There’s a new high tech irrigation tool designed to save you time and money. It’s called TrackNET. The newest family of software driven products from Valley Irrigation. It’s a cellular…
High-tech Farmer’s Market
A high-tech approach to the community farmers market. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report A new website, Farmingo, connects the community with local farms, and…
CFBF Welcomes Committee Appointments
The California Farm Bureau Federation is welcoming the addition of three Californians to the U-S House Committee on Agriculture. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Merced Woman Wins Open Discussion Meet
A Merced woman is the winner of the 2012 California Young Farmers and Ranchers Open Discussion Meet. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Diane Coderniz of Dos Palos is…
CA Dairyman Honored With Award
…care for the land they farm. You won’t hear the sound of tilling corn fields very often on Dino Giacomazzi’s farm in King’s County. You see he’s is committed to…
Showcasing CA’s Ag Industry
…insurance company Nationwide Agribusiness is donating 300-thousand dollars to the California Farm Bureau Federation. Paul Wenger, President of the California Farm Bureau Federation believes California Bountiful is a very important…
Christmas Tree Farmers See Rise in Sales
…Report Back in 2010, Americans bought 27 million farm raised trees. In 2011, that went up to 30.8 million, taking sales up to over a billion dollars. Experts say it…