California’s farming industry got quite a shock last week when the state Water Board presented the first phase in a series of takings directed at water dedicated to the Central…
Agri View: Farming Problems
Everett Griner talks about the difficulty of farming in today’s Agri View. It is American just like you and me that makes it so hard to be a farmer. There…
Ranch Easement Allows Family Land to Remain Free of Development Pressures
…before. “It’s got a long history of cattle ranching and just family-oriented production,” said Casey. “I believe NRCS originally started working with Jim’s father.” After years of employing conservation techniques…
WHIP Signup Officially Open
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that agricultural producers affected by hurricanes and wildfires in 2017 now may apply for assistance to help recover and rebuild their farming operations. Signup begins…
Arizona FB President Wants Congress to Save Ranches and Federal Lands
Arizona Farm Bureau President Stephanie Smallhouse asked Congress to streamline regulations to preserve ranching, as well as the land itself. The fifth-generation rancher appeared before the Subcommittee on Federal Lands….
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…problems such as renewable energy for disadvantaged communities, sustainable wastewater treatment, manufacturer equipment optimization and even a sustainable alternate protein farming method involving crickets.” The previous cohort’s 13 companies included…
Organic Foods Set to Continue Growing
Around the globe, organic farming is practiced in 162 countries. North America leads the charge in sales and has the highest projected growth rate. In a new report by Zion…
Source of Lettuce Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Identified
…is the largest occurrence in more than ten years when spinach grown in California was contaminated by nearby cattle and wild pigs. Identifying specific farming operations that may be contaminated…
N.C. Legislature Overrides Veto of Farm Protection Bill
…included members of their own party. Backers said the language was necessary to fend off more lawsuits like the 26 cases filed against Murphy Brown, LLC, the hog farming operation…
CDC Retracts Farmer Suicide Rate Findings
…suicide rate in the country. That report found that workers in the “farming, fishing, and forestry,” job category held a suicide rate over four times the national average, far and…
Senate Passes Farm Bill, Next Stop: Conference
…engaged” in a farming operation in order to receive farm payments. Before passage, the Senate defeated an amended by Senator Mike Lee that farm groups, such as the National Cattlemen’s…
Senate Farm Bill to Include Grassley Payment Limits
…because it did not contain his amendment. The change would “amend actively engaged in farming requirements by allowing only one person or legal entity per farming operation to be considered…
Cover Crop Efficacy Highlighted in Colusa County
…Conservation Service (NRCS) office, Daniel Unruh has been able to employ several sustainable farming tactics to help improve the health and vitality of his orchard. “He contacted us, he wanted…
Canada Reopens Penitentiary Farming Operations
Canada will reopen its penitentiary farms in Kingston, Ontario. The Canadian government announced the farm operation will include both dairy cows and dairy goats. A phased approach, slated to begin…