…years of zero water allocations for many farms and communities served by the Central Valley Project (CVP), 2016 El Nino conditions created an opportunity for recovery for businesses and small…
New ‘Homegrown’ Blog
…who grows corn, sugar beets and kidney beans, as well as a few other field crops. Read more about Hultgren Farms to see what life as a Minnesota farmer is…
Quiviut
…made from the fluffy undercoat of the musk ox. There are only two farms actively producing qiviut (kiv-ee-utt) in Alaska and none in the rest of the country, but its…
Drought Causing More Losses to California Farmers
…researcher says although California farms “are less parched today than they were a year ago, water remains in short supply.” That leads CoBank to predict California farmers will fallow up…
Many Still Pondering Low Water Allocations
…that allocation was determined and felt that we had an opportunity to catch more water and we just didn’t,” Doll says. “I really feel for the farms that are affected….
Agri View: Growing for Future Population
…Step Plan to Feed the World. It doesn’t have to be factory farms versus small, organic ones. There’s another way. When we think about threats to the environment, we tend…
“Farmcation” to Connect Farmers with Urbanites
…the rise, most small farms struggle to stay afloat. But a new student startup called Farmcation, which grew from a UC Berkeley innovation course called “Eat.Think.Design,” is working to connect…
Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop
…Smith says. “We have our small farms advisor here doing research into pitahaya which is dragon fruit.” Smith says the fruit might be perfect for their area due to the…
Female Farmer Emoji
…lot? Doctor, teacher, scientist, and—ta-da!—farmer. I mean, how could they forget the female farmer? Between 1978 and 2007, the share of farms operated by women nearly tripled in the United…
Secretary Ross Visits Dynamic School Ag programs in Calaveras County
…an outdoor classroom at Valley Springs Elementary School, the student-run farm at Calaveras High School, and accompanied students on a field trip to Metzger Farms. Secretary Ross with students and…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…developing nations. Effects on the environment. The use of insect-resistant or herbicide-resistant crops did not reduce the overall diversity of plant and insect life on farms, and sometimes insect-resistant crops…
Agri View: Women Farm Operators
…declined, with the percentage decline more for women than men. More minorities operated farms in 2012, and the number of beginning farmers declined. How Many Farmers? In 2012, 3.2 million…
Impacts of Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Conservation Solutions Examined
…Boise, ID Mr. Lee McDaniel, President, National Association of Conservation Districts, Washington, DC Mr. Terry McClure, President, McClure Farms LLC, Grover Hill, OH Mr. Tom Buman, CEO, AGREN, Carroll, IA…
CA Tops in Organic Farms, Sales
…organic farms varies across the country. California organic farms were 20 percent of the U.S. total, with 2,805 certified and exempt farms. California’s total gross value of sales of organically…