By Kevin Hecteman As firefighters worked to gain ground on wildfires ravaging several Northern California counties, farmers and ranchers began, as one put it, “to take inventory and figure out…
No “Skull and Crossbones” for GMO Apple Labels
…initiative started by an apple farmer, will instead include a QR code, as outlined in the GMO labeling bill that was passed by Congress and signed by then President Barack…
Pork Producers Applaud Withdraw Of GIPSA Rules
…rules. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue decided not to move forward with an interim final rule of the so-called Farmer Fair Practices Rules, which was written in 2016 by the U.S….
RFA Thanks 38 Senators for Leadership
…countries to impose trade restrictions that would only further erode demand for ethanol. It is a complete betrayal of promises made to farmers and consumers across this country to protect…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Ibach & Northey Senate Committee Hearing
…Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, will give us a fourth-generation corn and soybean farmer who knows the issues facing producers across the nation. I look forward to their speedy passage through…
Two Groups Urge USDA to Finalize Farmer Fair Practices Rule
…National Farmers Union say the rule will go into effect in less than three weeks, barring any setbacks from USDA. The two groups say the rule would protect family farmers…
UC ANR and AgStart Receive Funding to Cultivate the VINE
…a new business,” said Glenda Humiston, UC vice president for agriculture and natural resources. “They don’t have to be a university inventor, they could be a farmer or a young…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
…because of the wet spring,” said Arbuckle farmer Darrin Williams. “A lot of growers weren’t able to stay on schedule planting, and that created problems at harvest time.” It was…
Hurricanes Devastate Puerto Rico Agriculture
Hurricanes Irma and Maria combined destroyed about 80 percent of crops in Puerto Rico. The damage is so heavy that one farmer told the Seattle Times there is “no more…
Bacon and Chicken Up, OJ Too
…“Through the mid-1970s, farmers received about one-third of consumer retail food expenditures for food eaten at home and away from home, on average. Since then, that figure has decreased steadily…
Farm Safety on a Budget
…It’s a critical period for a farmer’s bottom line. The University of Minnesota says it’s an important for farmers to be safe during the scramble of harvest. Michael Cruse is…
The Western View: Weather, Rain or Drought Ahead
…a farmer turns to the weather. California summers are wonderfully predictable – one hot day after another, for most of us – with dry weather pretty much guaranteed through September….
Ag Exports Groups Urge Passage of the CREAATE Act
…the Agribusiness Coalition for Foreign Market Development say the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports, or CREAATE Act, would boost trade’s impact on U.S. farmer profitability and…
Apply for Value-Added Producer Grant Program
…farmers and ranchers or socially-disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Applicants may also receive priority if they are small or medium-sized operations structured as a family farm, a farmer or rancher cooperative,…