…perfect climate analog for California. The landscape, temperature and farming operations of New South Wales are very similar to California and have related challenges. The efficient use of water in…
Air Quality Discussions Include ‘No-Farm Days’
…standard, you would cease all farming activities, or a no-construction day. It sounds way out there, but this has actually been proposed before, and they put it out there to…
Trump Executive Order Reverses American Climate Change Progress, Leadership
…March passed a special order of business, titled, “Family Farming and Leading the Way on Climate Change,” which calls on the organization to lead and support efforts for the advancement…
Subcommittee Examines Farm Policy in Advance of the Next Farm Bill
…When we wrote the last farm bill, times were good in farm country. Now, that is not the case. Today, we heard of the hardships farming families are experiencing day…
Agri View: Changing Weather
…It changed lives. And, it changed farming. Good thing is, we have much better ways to deal with it today. Thank goodness. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
Spinach Growers See Increased Demand
…resistant varieties. “Hands down, our biggest challenge is downy mildew,” said Nick Trebino, vice president of farming for Braga Fresh Family Farms, which grows organic and conventional spinach in the…
Agri View: Power of Positive Thinking
…It is an old Will Rogers saying and it just as true today as it was back when he said it. A lot of things you learn about farming you…
National Ag Day 2017
…or ranch. But did you know that only 10 percent of Americans are involved in traditional farming? If that is the case, then what other careers comprise the agricultural field?…
Agri View: Water War Fight
…much water. He urged the states to continue to negotiate. I would call that an incomplete pass. No ground was gained. Oyster farming in Apalachicola Bay is still a Florida…
Despite Rising Demand, U.S. Doesn’t Do Enough to Support Organic Transition
…like omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants, as well as lower levels of toxic cadmium and nitrates. Organic farming practices can also dramatically shrink agriculture’s environmental footprint. Organic farming consumes less…
Census Of Agriculture Countdown Begins For America’s Farmers And Ranchers
…farming or did not receive a Census of Agriculture in 2012 still have time to sign up to receive the 2017 Census of Agriculture report form by visiting www.agcensus.usda.gov and…
U.S. Lacking in Organic Meat Processors
A report from the Organic Farming Research Foundation says the United States lacks enough organic meat processors. In the National Organic Research Agenda Report, the group concluded that although sales…
A Farm Bill for Our Future
…ranchers. We need people to choose farming and ranching. The current Farm Bill has helped by providing: $100 million for the Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program to offer and…
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
…vice president of Cascadian Farm. “Now, 45 years since our inception, we are excited to incorporate the perennial grain Kernza® into our foods and our organic farming. We believe in…