…Agriculture Farm Typology report which details family farming operations. Family farms are considered to be any farming operations where the majority of the business is owned by the producer and their…
Almond Update: Make This Season’s Bloom as Successful as 2020
…breaking. Watch Lewis’s session at the 2020 Virtual Almond Conference below. Get more information about the Pollinator Partnership’s Bee Friendly Farming program and Project Apis m.‘s Seeds for Bees program…
AFBF Suggests Methodology Improvements for NASS Reports
…that can be improved. AFBF also recommends accelerating new and innovative technology adoption to better refine the reporting process. Increases in the use of digital tools in the farming sector…
Innovation Accelerator for the Wine Industry Coming to Sonoma County
…do what we do well at the Winegrowers which is really to be that bridge between farming and other partners,” Kruse noted. Over the course of the next 60 days,…
Assistance Available Through Farmer Veteran Coalition
…small grant program. The grants are meant to assist veterans as they get started in agriculture, helping with the purchase of a piece of farming equipment. Over the last decade,…
Budget Proposal Allows CDFA to Continue Important Programs
…“It’s not only good for our economy, but it’s good for the health and nutrition and wellbeing of all of our citizens.” Several climate programs important to the farming industry…
Industry Groups Push Back on Emergency Safety Standards
…operations all along the line, but it will be especially hard on our 20,000 small family farming members,” said CFBF President Jamie Johansson. “They and their employees are the unsung…
Wounded Warrior Project Partners with Farmer Veteran Coalition
The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) will now be partnering with the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) to provide funding support for veteran farming operations. FVC is one of the 12 new…
Ag Research to Be Expanded Through Strengthened USDA-NASA Partnership
…in partnership with USDA, could transform farming and bolster agricultural production in ways we can’t even imagine today,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “Microgravity research can unlock secrets in a…
California Olive Oil Crop Falls Short of 2.5 Million Gallon Estimate
…most averaging around 45 gallons per ton,” said Ciriaco Chavez, General Manager of Agriculture and Industry Affairs at Boundary Bend Olives located in Woodland. Chavez points to better farming practices…
Select Incentive Payments Being Increased by USDA
…to conserve natural resources on their land that is less suitable for farming,” FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said in a press release. “We offer a number of CRP initiatives, including…
Agriculturalists From Fresno and San Diego Counties Win Young Farmer and Rancher Awards
…raisin grapes and almonds, and as an equipment specialist for Sun Pacific Farming. He and Kimberly own and operate a pumpkin patch, Dakota Acres, which they decided to rebrand after…
Sonoma County Farmer Sasaki Earns Award For Distinguished Service
…Bureau Annual Meeting. A Sonoma Valley grape grower who began farming following a successful career in engineering and quantum mechanics, Sasaki is a former Sonoma County Farm Bureau president and…
Real Organic Project Virtual Symposium to Begin in January
…of the 2021 symposium is “Can Real Organic Farming Be Saved?” The lineup features more than 60 of the leading voices in sustainable agriculture including Elliot Coleman, Al Gore, Dan…