…steel and aluminum. There has been issues there that hit farmers as well as industries. Since countries in Europe import about as much beef as anywhere else. It is something…
CDFA Awards $69.9 Million for Dairy Digester Projects
…will provide an estimated $95.5 million in matching funds for the development of their projects. Information about the 2018 Dairy Digester Research and Development Program projects is available at www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/dd….
Agri View: California Almond Growth
…there is nothing to fear. California growers are seeing to that. As far as I know they are the only farmers that grow them for the commercial market. At the…
Producer Sentiment Rises Slightly in June
…are less optimistic, shown by the number of respondents who expect good times in the year ahead dropping from 32 percent in May to 26 percent in June. When farmers…
Final Countdown for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…due from farmers back in February, but the deadline has been extended through the end of July. A press release from the National Agricultural Statistics Service says they extended the…
Agri View: California and Other State Losses in a Trade War
…trade war and tariff talk in today’s Agri View. California and Other State Losses in a Trade War Efforts to settle this trade war between China and our country, farmers…
Agri View: Understanding How Farm Subsidies Work
…also explains a bit about the impact tariffs have on farm subsidies. Understanding How Farm Subsidies Work Anyone who knows anything at all about modern agriculture knows that farmers depend…
Senate Approves Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
…passed a bipartisan farm bill to provide farmers and ranchers with some certainty amid a tough economy,” Roberts says, “and we can add to this certainty for producers and many…
Agri View: Evolution of the Tractor
…20 rows in one sweep. You see. It enabled farmers to feed a hungry world. That is something they couldn’t do without the 3-point hitch. That’s Agri View for today….
N.C. Legislature Overrides Veto of Farm Protection Bill
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper recently vetoed a bill that would make it difficult to sue large livestock operations. A Farm Journal report says the bill would make it more…
CDC Retracts Farmer Suicide Rate Findings
…rate for Triple-F workers is now third among occupational groups in the study, while CDC has yet to release a suicide rate for farmers. Under technical terms, farmers are considered…
Senate Farm Bill Passes with Overwhelming Support
…after the House passed their version by a slim margin. “The farm bill represents a five-year agreement between farmers and the American people,” California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson…
Telling The Story Project Saving Lives
Farmers, agricultural workers, and family and community members who’ve been impacted by injuries, fatalities, or close calls, want to make sure these life-changing incidents don’t happen to anyone else. That’s…
Perdue Signals Aid Plan Announcement Possible Around Labor Day
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in Chicago this week says he is hopeful his aid program for farmers will be released by Labor Day and the harvest season. Perdue spoke at…