…Leader recipients will receive a lifetime membership to Global Farmer Network, training and in-person participation in a Global Farmer Roundtable. Corteva will accept nominations for the program through November 30,…
U.S. Interior Secretary Sees California Drought Impacts Firsthand
…situation. We had water managers and farmers in that discussion. It was a really good discussion about collaboration,” Ross noted. “We are only going to succeed by working together and…
‘Really Thoughtful Comments’ at Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…listening sessions. “The EQIP program in particular, but conservation programs generally keep coming up because every farmer I talk to nowadays talks about ‘we have to do more with less.’…
USDA Details How Organic Transition Initiative Will Take Shape
…opportunities for the organic sector and help farmers with moving into organic production. The new initiative is being supported by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, Risk Management Agency, and Natural Resources…
One Month Until California Agriculture in the Classroom Conference
…their resources and ways they can help the classrooms. The next morning a farmer panel will be held, with farmers discussing some of the challenges they’ve faced with their operations….
Application Period Open for Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
…reach historically underserved producers.” Eligibility for the GLCI includes non-profits, farmer and rancher organizations, state, local, and tribal governments, certain land grant universities, and Agricultural Extension Services. Grazing land conservation…
Agricultural Impacts of Inflation Reduction Act
…and storage and resilience projects. The farmer-led organization Solutions from the Land says it applauds the Senate for prioritizing agricultural and forestry climate and clean energy investments, and it looks…
Almond Update: Less Than a Month Left to Apply for Seeds for Bees
…is at every single farmer’s door, every rancher’s door, before October 1 so that they can execute in the month of October to get that seed in the ground.” Producers…
High Oleic Soy Oil for Cooking
Promoting a certain type of cooking oil for chefs. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by LuAnn Hunt from Pixabay United Soybean Board farmer-leaders recently met with…
“Rock the Crop” Sweepstakes Deadline Approaching
A country star is partnering up for a concert for farmers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Firestone Ag is partnering with country music star Dillon Carmichael to…
Lawmakers and Industry Groups Call for Farm Labor Solutions
…The American Business Immigration Coalition Action, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, AmericanHort, and the National Council of Agricultural Employers also expressed the need for expediting farm labor solutions. About the…
Battle Over Atrazine Continues
…Marshall says the proposed action, if made final, will result in new highly restrictive label mitigation measures on atrazine, and would be costly to farmers. “Well, the switching cost to…
Farm Dog of the Year Nominations Closing Soon
…This is the fifth year of the contest, which celebrates farm dogs and the many ways they support farmers and ranchers in producing nutritious food for families and their pets…
Farmers Encouraged to Participate in Pesticide Notification Workshops
…and every single farmer in this state, and anybody who applies pesticides needs to be watching this,” Isom noted. “There’s 1,000-fold safety factor for human health in every pesticide regulation…Again,…