…of Blythe farmland to take the water and stop the farming. They bought the land and have leased it back to farmers, with a program that tries to balance ag…
Industrial Hemp Grower Sees Crop as A Boom for California Agriculture
…hemp cultivation coming at an important time. “I think in farming, as in the dairy industry, there’s a lot of attrition due to low margins. Row crop farming is heading…
ARS Efforts Should Help Ensure Our Wheat Supply
…on by climate change and an increasing trend toward more corn production and no-till farming, which both increase the availability of the pathogen in fields. The disease has caused an…
Addressing the Financial Challenges of Small Farms
California’s regulatory environment can be challenging for the agricultural industry, particularly for smaller sized farming operations. Administrator of the California Farm Bureau Federation, Jim Houston recently spoke during a State…
California Highlights in 2017 Census of Agriculture
…of all U.S. agriculture sales, with crops making up 74 percent of total sales and livestock and poultry product sales accounting for 26 percent. The overwhelming majority of farming operations…
U.S. Organic Sales Hit $50 Billion for the First Time
…more than doubled over the past decade. The growing interest in food transparency and sustainable farming practices is one of the key factors in the continuing growth of the organic…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 05-27-19
…Day, we highlight the Armed to Farm program that provides sustainable farming to veterans. As you are enjoying the time with family and friends today, let’s all take a minute…
USDA Reminds Producers of Approaching Marketing Assistance Loan Deadlines
…county loan rate. The 2018 Farm Bill simplified market loan gains and LDP provisions by removing payment limitations, actively engaged in farming provisions and cash-tenant rules; however, adjusted gross income…
Tricolored Blackbirds Part of Dairy’s Conservation Story
…a lose-win situation. This conservation partnership and bridging the gap between mainstream and farming, it’s a win-win.” Fourteen dairies have enrolled 600 acres in the delayed harvest compensation program, according…
May Rain Silver Lining for Strawberry Growers
…loss may be a good thing overall for the industry. “Like most successful farming industries, overproduction always ends up becoming a problem, and everybody wants everybody else to cut back…
CFBF President: Labor Needs are Greater in California
…massive amount of hired help to keep farming operations running during seasonal harvest. However, despite using other tactics such as increasing wages, switching to mechanization and even changing cultivation practices,…
Labor Shortages Continue for California Farms
…tried and are trying all the tactics available to them, such as increased wages, changes in farming and cropping patterns, use of the existing H-2A visa program and automation where…
CARB and CDFA Develop New Climate-Smart Agriculture Initiative
…working with the Perennial Farming Initiative in developing the Restore California Renewable Restaurants program. The voluntary initiative allows diners to choose restaurants that are helping to fund the reduction of…
Farming Has a Long History in the Western U. S.
…ancient times, of people who were farming here long before Columbus. Some of these dwellings are very remote. A few, however, are much easier to visit. The place we call…