Everett Griner talks about oyster farming steadily growing in today’s Agri View. Aquaculture…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Agricultural Trade and Workforce Immigration Issues in San Diego
…vital not only for our national and state economies, but also for the livelihood of our shared agricultural workforce, farming communities and export related jobs in major cities.” The meeting…
Western View: Drought Crisis Response Is Too Little
…fixes. Nothing in the legislation gets us back to farming by bringing more water in to the Central Valley. We’re still watering lawns in LA and saving the smelt while…
Agri View: Skilled Operators
Everett Griner talks about how crop dusting is essential to farming in today’s Agri View. Skilled Operators…
NCBA and PLC Accepting Fall Internship Applications
…producers and ranching families across the country. NCBA is producer directed and consumer focused, which creates a unique opportunity to unify policy and marketing efforts for the beef industry. Similarly,…
The Farmwoman
The changing face of farming includes a younger operator and for this story, a female proprietor. Cathy Isom looks at one farmwoman’s life on the farm. The Farmwoman…
97 Percent of All U.S. Farms are Family-Owned, USDA Reports
…Agriculture, we used typology to further explore the demographics of who is farming and ranching today,” said NASS Statistics Division Director Hubert Hamer. “What we found is that family-owned businesses,…
28th Small Farm Conference in San Diego
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Showing small operations how to make farming successful is the focus of the California Small Farm Conference. Every year growers come to the conference to seek…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review March 6
…this edition of USDA Week In Review, healthy eating at schools, organic egg farming, and food prices rising a bit. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fsa.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.ers.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Agri View: Next Generation
Everett Griner talks about farming facing an uncertain future in today’s Agri View. Next Generation…
Past Practices Responsibility of Present Farmers
Higher nitrate levels in groundwater reservoirs are partly due to farming practices from decades ago, yet reflect poorly on today’s growers. Responsibility of Present Farmers Nitrates in groundwater is what’s…
Zero Allocations…Again
…farming, the environment or municipal needs and that is the definition of balance by federal decision makers which questions how they define balance,” states CCM President Joel Nelsen Two weeks…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…of continuous improvement and best management practices. Almond Leadership Program participants and their peers will be the stewards who will take farming to its next phase of efficiency, productivity and…
3rd Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium
…support ranching families on over 30,000 acres of municipal rangelands. Registration is limited due to space at the venue. We encouraged you to register early! To register now, click here….