…said Corey Huck, Global Head of Biologicals for Syngenta. “It aligns with our commitment to sustainability and to regenerative farming. It’s really a key pillar of our strategy of providing…
Prop 12 Challenge Meets Defeat in Appeal Court
…state has the right to ban the sale of products within its borders produced through cruel factory farming methods.” Listen to the full report below. Prop 12 Challenge Meets Defeat…
Proposition 12 Still Scheduled for 2022 Implementation, For Now
…ban the sale of products within its borders produced through cruel factory farming methods,” said Rebecca Cary, senior staff attorney at HSUS. “Rather than continuing to squander their members’ money…
Agriculture Seeks Federal Support for Coronavirus Worker Protection
…that farming operations are incurring in responding to coronavirus safety efforts. The industry groups also note the need to prioritize the food and fiber supply chain for PPE dispersal and…
Consumers are Driving a Move to More Sustainable Cotton Farming in California
…the future. The key is to keep them alive.” Gary Martin of Pikalok Farming in Firebaugh was using poultry manure on the farm, until it became prohibitively expensive. He then…
Stopgap Funding Bill with Farming Support Moves Forward
…compromise between House members was reached enabling continued farming assistance in exchange for increased funding for nutrition assistance programs. The stopgap funding measure will now head to the U.S. Senate….
GAO Report Details How Trade Aid Payments Were Distributed
…had the highest average payment per farming operation at $83,406. Farming operations that produced nonspecialty crops received the overwhelming majority of trade aid payments in 2019. The report pointed out…
Struggles of California Cotton Growers Demonstrated by Drop in Acreage
…has basically shut the cotton industry down.” Cotton growers are farming 145,840 acres of pima and 41,187 acres of upland this year. The acreage marks a 28 percent decrease in…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-17-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the Housing for the Harvest Program, bee-friendly farming practices…
Almond Update: Bee+ Scholarship Takes Risk Out Of Bee-Friendly Practices
…Apis m. for free. The program will also cover the cost for growers to register under the Bee Friendly Farming program. The certification allows growers to utilize the ‘Bee Friendly…
Industry Responds to Newsom Endorsement of Proposition 15
…struggling to pay their bills amid a pandemic and natural disasters they shouldn’t have to worry about the price on their grocery store receipts. “That will harm our farming and…
Farmer Plants Sunflowers as an Uplift During Pandemic
How a Wisconsin farmer decided to cheer everyone up during the Pandemic. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Scott Thompson and his family have been farming for 70…
State Helps Supply Ag Industry with Much Needed N95 Respirators
…state. Fresno County Farm Bureau (FCFB) has been one of the many organizations helping to supply the local farming community with the N95s. “These N95 respirators are something that’s really…
Wildfire Assistance from USDA Being Offered to Famers and Ranchers
…proud to be able to deliver on our most important mission to support them in their time of need.” Wildfire assistance can also be obtained to help farming operations recover…