Everett Griner talks about the net farm income being down this year in today’s Agri View. Tough Year…
AFBF President on Obama’s Immigration Plan
…to help America’s farmers deal with the real labor challenges they face. Our nation loses millions of dollars in fruit and vegetable production every year because farmers cannot find labor…
CFBF: President’s Immigration Action Complicates Reform Effort
Paul Wenger In the wake of President Obama’s executive action on immigration, the president of the California Farm Bureau Federation said a long-term solution to immigration reform still depends on…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…vital farm disaster and insurance programs. Farmers who receive this survey are not included in the County Agricultural Production Survey; therefore this is their only opportunity to be included in…
USDA Helps Open and Expand Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture
…funding to more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations to help expand commercial export markets for American products. “The Market Access and Foreign Market Development Programs help agricultural organizations representing thousands…
USDA and Partners Complete First-of-Its-Kind Sale of Carbon Credits from Working Ranch Grasslands
…by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Greg Martin, executive director for global public policy, General Motors; Sean Penrith, executive director of The Climate Trust and Paul Schmidt,…
Agri View: Easy Pickin’s
Everett Griner talks about farm theft on the rise nationwide in today’s Agri View. Easy Pickin’s…
Women in Ag Survey: Gauging the Aspirations and Needs of Women in Agriculture
…challenges they’re facing,” said Terry Gilbert, a Kentucky farmer and chair of the American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. “All women involved in agriculture – not just Farm Bureau members…
County Rules Help to Reduce Theft of Walnuts
Farmers, law enforcement officers and county agricultural commissioners say they have taken a big bite out of crime in California’s eight leading walnut-producing counties. As the price of walnuts increased…
Farm Leader Welcomes Passage of Water Bond
…Farm Bureau Federation President Paul Wenger. Farm Bureau supported the bond, which will invest $7.5 billion in storage and other projects to enhance and protect the state’s water supply for…
Last Day for Fall Sign Ups for School Program
…Giambroni with the California Milk Advisory Board tells us more about the program. You can hear the full interview with Giambroni in our Farm City Newsday podcast for October 30….
Looking ahead – December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…to not only recognize the great work that is occurring on an ongoing basis – Ag Against Hunger, Hidden Harvest, Young Farmers and Ranchers, and Farm to Family – but…
Agri View: Who’s Bill
Everett Griner talks about questions about farm legislation in today’s Agri View. Who’s Bill…
Bats Work the Night Shift in Pollination
…example, through the 2014 Farm Bill, landowners have an opportunity to receive financial assistance through conservation programs and practices, which can include planting cover crops and riparian buffers that target…