…ranchers. Class members participate in personal-development, teambuilding and communications training, and advocate on behalf of Farm Bureau in both Sacramento and Washington, D.C. The group will also conduct field studies…
$20 Million Committed to Innovative Conservation Projects
…producers and the environment. Projects may include on-farm pilot projects and field demonstrations, and are funded to accelerate the transfer and adoption of promising technologies to landowners in order to…
California Small Farm Conference Begins This Weekend
…members of the small-scale farming community and the general public. Sunday, March 9th: •Ticketed attendees participate in one of the four field courses designed to provide valuable hands-on education at…
AFBF Joins Initiative To Give Farmers Control of Data They Collect
…they do in their fields,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall said. “Harnessing that proprietary information for field-level efficiency and effectiveness is the key that will unlock more profitability and the greater…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Sampling
…control and statistical analysis and dissemination. As a Federal Marketing Order, it is important to note that the Board is not involved with and is expressly prohibited from setting field…
ACP Education for Northern California
…region • Regulatory update and review • Citrus movement • Nursery protocols • Treatment protocols and options for growers and nurseries • In the field and nursery best practices •…
NFU Joins Field to Market, Continues Support for Sustainable Agriculture
…pleased to welcome the National Farmers Union to Field to Market,” said Rod Snyder, president of Field to Market. “We look forward to working together to help farmers evaluate and…
Asian Wasps Could Help Stink Bug Control
…“generalist predators” have been observed feeding on BMSB – such as lacewings, mantids, earwigs, lady beetles, assassin bugs, pirate bugs, big-eyed bugs and spiders. Field research has also found that…
Leap Year and Ag
…we ate in the early 1900s. In the United States, lettuce is the second most popular fresh vegetable. Almost all lettuce is packed right in the field. About 25% of…
Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields
Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields for Fifth Year on Floodplain Experiment Points to Water Policy Solutions to Support Both Salmon Recovery and Agriculture Juvenile salmon feast on bugs…
NCBA Urges Swift Action on TPP
…Japan, U.S. producers have lost over $100 million in sales to Japan this past year,” said Brunner. “The only way to level the playing field, stop the erosion of our…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…field that will soon be planted to processing tomatoes, Fresno County UCCE advisor Dan Munk uncovers the residue from a winter cover crop of triticale. the timing and rate of…
National Cherry Pie Day
…Canada Day on July 1 and America’s Independence Day on July 4.) Cherry pie is often eaten with whipped cream or ice cream. A common preparation tradition in the United…
Industry Gets White Rot Update
…in a field where th disease is present doesn’t work but there is promising bio-stimulant research being developed in Oregon and the Central Valley. Ehn says the bio-stimulant research uses…