…that’s true. California is dotted with locales like this, each with its own enticements and attractions, its own “sense of place.” How lucky we are – farmers and eaters alike…
Western View: The Almondnac
…and the effort and worry that goes into growing a crop in California. It’s a tough business. A lot rides on every decision made. Farmers have no need to go…
California Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
…a decade – including CSA, dairy, rice, vegetable and tree crop farmers, as well as cattle ranchers.” “The Leopold Conservation Award recognizes unique yet replicable strategies a farmer or rancher…
Voluntary Conservation Effort to Clear California San Joaquin Valley Air Gets a Thumbs Up from Regulators
…California’s San Joaquin Valley.” NRCS technical experts have met the scientific threshold for demonstrating that voluntary actions by farmers are improving air quality in the valley. Farmers and ranchers, with…
Data Collection
Sabrina Hill gives us information today on a new panel working to develop farmer data collection recommendations on women and beginning farmers. Data Collection…
Agri View: Direct Marketing
Everett Griner talks about farmer to consumer operations still growing in today’s Agri View. Direct Marketing…
The Western View: The Farmer’s Daughter
She’s defending conventional agriculture and bringing common sense to America’s dining room. The Farmer’s Daughter There’s a farmer’s daughter in southwest Michigan who felt called to tell the story of…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…will be the third year in a row that cotton planting has dwindled. Last year, Isom warned farmers that a continued decrease in acres would affect infrastructure. Once a signature…
Ag Trade Important to California
Sabrina Hill talks with Farmer Mac economist Jackson Takach about ag trade and the California economy. California Ag Trade…
55th Annual Tulare County Farmer of the Year
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Kiwanis Club of Tulare honors Jimi Valov with the 55th annual Tulare County Farmer of the Year….
Western View: Estate Tax Planning
…However, California real estate prices are higher than the average price paid for farmland elsewhere. Many farmers are land rich and cash poor, and if that land has taken a…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on National Agriculture Day
…We thank the scientists, conservationists, farmers and ranchers dedicated to the work that feeds the nation and helps to keep us safe. Their work touches the lives of all Americans…
Sending farmers to Mars
…cases the colonies in the Americas and elsewhere were built by farmers and private companies that may have been sanctioned, but not funded, by the governments of the time. And…
Citrus Strong – Citrus Mutual – Citrus Matters
…back on the innuendo and false perceptions disseminated by those challenging the viability of the family farmer within our industry.” The messaging, tactics, and the results to-date will all be…