…itself is only intended as a guide and results may not apply to all farming operations. The information in the report is derived from assuming a well-managed farming operation that…
Agri View: Fruit and Vegetable Labor Problem
…which is critical to growing these crops. Those who have the workforce, which is necessary, are having to pay more for that labor. Remember, fruit and vegetable farming is labor…
NRCS Resources to Increase Pollinator Populations
…a long way in helping monarch populations. NRCS conservationists can provide producers with a comprehensive plan for individual farming operations. Wildlife biologists can also provide technical assistance for how farmers…
Armed to Farm Program Provides Veterans with Farming Skills
…on various aspects of farming to military veterans who may be interested in beginning a farm, or who have been farming for less than 10 years. “Many veterans were saying…
Agri View: Solar Power and Farming
Everett Griner talks about solar power in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses why a lot of producers have turned to the sun to power their operations. You know fior many…
The Western View: Moapa Valley
…towards the Mormon Mesa But they weren’t the first farmers to till the soil of Western America. Indigenous natives have been farming here for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found…
Highlighting the Importance of Foreign Markets to California
…by, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross, Farmers for Free Trade Executive Director Brian Kuehl and other representatives from Lange Twins Family Winery and Vineyard, Lodi Farming,…
Secretary Perdue Comments on Senate Confirmation of Ken Barbic
…nearly a decade to advance the competitiveness of American produce farmers. He grew up in Bakersfield in a farming family, which, from an early age, gave him an appreciation for…
Agricultural Broadband Bill Important Milestone, Farm Bureau Says
…modern farming equipment. The bill would create a task force to focus on the connectivity and technology needs of modern farmers who are too often without broadband in the fields…
CFBF: House Farm Bill a Win for California
…Modernization Act, particularly the Produce Safety Rule. Rolph mentioned that many growers are confused by some of the requirements of the rule and how it applies to specific farming operations. …
Russia Approves Bayer Acquisition of Monsanto
…of five years. The company didn’t specify who the Russian recipients of the transfer would be. Bayer says it’s agreed to grant non-discriminatory access to digital-farming technologies after the products…
Produce Safety Program Launches Website
…required food safety practices will become ingrained in the culture of California produce farming so that our state continues to grow the safest produce possible.” Visit the site at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/producesafety/about.html…
Farm Leaders Visit Opioid Memorial in Show of Unity
…epidemic that is disproportionately affecting farming communities. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall and National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson joined Anne Hazlett, Assistant to the Secretary for Rural…
Culver’s to Donate Custard Sales to FFA
…like the National FFA Organization, that encourage “smart and sustainable farming practices” in an effort to “make sure we continue to have enough food to feed our country’s growing population.”…