…aspect of almond farming and marketing with the increased assessment.” Much of this potential can be found in the coproducts and biomass almond orchards produce in addition to the almond…
Support for Organic Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education
…order to expose learners to the diversity of farming opportunities across the U.S. Interviews with 19 organic instructors from universities and colleges showed that social justice and livestock production were…
Agri View: Biological Pesticides
Everett Griner talks about biological pesticides in today’s Agri View. Everett tells us what kind of place these products have in today’s farming. Biological Pesticides…
Agri View: Georgia Citrus
Everett Griner talks about Georgia citrus farming in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses the variety of oranges grown in Georgia. He also tells us about the research being done for…
Agri View: Plantation Farming
Everett Griner talks about plantation farming, and some of the different crops grown on plantations in today’s Agri View. Plantation Farming…
Almond Update: Publication for Sustainable Farming
There’s a new publication out that focuses on sustainable farming in almonds. Sabrina Hill talks with Almond Board’s Danielle Veenstra to find out more. Almond Update – Sustainable Farming From…
Improvements to Crop Insurance continue in 2018
…producers to customize their insurance coverage to best meet their risk management needs. This flexibility is especially important for producers having both irrigated and non-irrigated farming practices within the same…
The Western View: Red Combines
…International Harvester and Case IH from 1915 to 2015. That’s 100 years of changes to a machine that revolutionized agriculture and brought mass production to grain farming. The combine was…
Coalition Wants Injunction Against CA Glyphosate-Label Requirement
…immediately halt this action,” he says, “because a significant number of wheat growers use glyphosate and requiring these false and misleading labels will fundamentally change the way farming is done…
Get to Know Your New CFBF President
…Cooper was at the annual conference as the delegation welcomed Johansson into the top spot with a standing ovation. Johansson started farming in 1993 and is primarily an olive producer…
Missouri to Challenge California Egg law in U.S. Supreme Court
…continue its challenge to the California law that requires out-of-state egg producers to comply with California’s farming regulations in order to sell eggs in California. The suit claims that California’s…
Historical Influx of Young Farmers into the Industry
…industry is a positive trend, but still not enough to replace those leaving the farming business. Between the same time period, the USDA saw a decrease of 100,000 farmers between…
Farm Profits Expected to Stabilize
…farm income are two conventional measures of farm sector profitability. Net cash farm income measures cash receipts from farming as well as cash farm-related income, including government payments, minus cash…
NIFA Supports Increasing Rural Prosperity through Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs for the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…improve their farming success. The Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship in Wisconsin is the first formal apprenticeship for farming in the nation. It provides training to help transition farm ownership to the…