…to launch the program. After a series of trials with 13 farmers, the program is now opening to farmers nationwide. Part of the certification includes dedicating a minimum of 5%…
Western View: Ventura County
…industries impact and support a local economy. It’s a program that could benefit farmers in other parts of the country. To learn more about it, visit their website at www.treasureourfarms.com….
Agri View: Transporting Crops
…was the farmer’s responsibility to grow it and get it to town. Well, why not? Our highway system would not bear the traffic which is common in today’s world. But,…
Central California Cattle Suffer Under Heatwave
…longer being accepted at the facility, prompting the declaration of a state of emergency to afford farmers other means of disposal. State law prevents the on-site burial of cattle carcasses…
Ag Groups React to RFS Volumes for 2018
…the administration to demonstrate support for biodiesel and soybean farmers. “A.S.A. believes the volumes for the biomass-based diesel category and the over-arching advanced biofuels category should be higher to capitalize…
Agri View: Growing Population Challenges
Everett Griner talks about farmers not concerned about challenges ahead with the growing population in today’s Agri View. Growing Population Challenges Feeding the world population of 9 billion people is…
Heat Illness Prevention In California
The California Farm Bureau is reminding farmers around the state about the dangers involved when temperatures reach triple digits. Agricultural employers should be aware of the best practices to ensure…
Farmland Market Trend Hard to Define
The Farmers National Company recently released a semi-annual market update on farmland prices and it’s hard to nail down just what the trend is. A Pro Farmer report says the…
Rural Broadband Improvements will be Costly
…where you are in the country. However, farmers need the right bandwidth available to make that happen. Farmers also can’t access the real-time data they need to make their operations…
Sugar Deal Sparks Twitter Debate
…groups side with Trump regarding the deal. “America’s sugar producers thank President Trump and his team for defending U.S. jobs, supporting America’s sugar farmers, and holding Mexico accountable for breaking…
Agri View: Tree Fruit Standards
…of us are all happy with last winter’s weather. It was a mild winter, to say the least. But, it proved costly to fruit farmers all along the southern tier…
Christmas Trees Getting Shaped for Christmas
…cookouts and the crackling of fireworks across this land of ours, right now in many parts of the country, the nation’s Christmas tree farmers are hard at work. Did I…
Cost for Your Summer Cookout
…home and attributes the declines in the prices consumers pay to the hard work of American farmers and ranchers. And that’s music to our ears on July 4th. I’m Cathy…
Agri View: Cleaner Living
…of criticism. Some of it may be justified, but not all of it. The way farmers and homeowners once used poisons and pesticides would make today’s world totally unsafe to…