While pesticide spray drift incidents are dramatically down in Kern County, area farm interests continue to meet and discuss ways to further enhance safety. Farmers, pest control advisors and applicators…
NFU’s Beginning Farmer Training Program 2017
…as food, feed and fuel production,” said Johnson. “Now we just need to make sure that they have the tools needed to succeed in today’s fast-paced business environment.” BFI participants…
Ag Education Program Revamps Website
…chance to win prizes. The Foundation supports teaching students how food and fiber are grown and how these products arrive at stores and restaurants. Agriculture contributes approximately $54 billion to…
Haynet
…is just a good way for them to take advantage of a free public service offered by the farm service agency in addition to the other safety net programs that…
Agri View: China Relations
…2012 ordering government officials to reduce travel, banquets, and other expenditures viewed as excessive. The decree slowed business for restaurants and hotels and crimped demand for many food and beverage…
USDA Continuing to Study Request by Cotton Industry
USDA officials are continuing to study the request by the cotton industry to make cottonseed eligible for USDA safety net programs such as ARC and PLC. Gary Crawford has the…
Food Prices pt. 2
…for some food items actually be lower than the year before? That’s what happened in 2015 when price declines from pork, seafood, milk, fats and oils, fruits and vegetables. But…
Agri View: Cost of Food
Everett Griner talks about our purchasing power and the actual cost of food in today’s Agri View. Cost of Food From Citizen-Times website No, it’s not your imagination — food…
Women’s Conference Provides Management, Leadership Skills
…Lilia McFarland, new farmer coordinator at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Bridget Holcomb, executive director of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network; Dr. Shannon Ferrell, associate professor at Oklahoma State…
Global Cleantech Recognizes Ag Companies
…technological revolution in terms of innovating, and leveraging the information-age tools to grow more food with less inputs and strain on the environment,” Boudreau added. “We’re fortunate in that we…
Food Prices 2016
Will shoppers pay more for groceries in 2016? That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This Land of Ours – Food Prices 2016 Last year at this time, Food…
Agri View: Eat Healthy
…The current Dietary Guidelines, encourage most Americans to eat fewer calories, be more physically active, and make wiser food choices. MyPlate USDA’s new food icon, MyPlate, serves as a quick…
A Proposal To Augment USDA’s Summer Meals Program
The President will be proposing a program that would ensure that all students who get free or reduced cost lunches during the school year would have access to food during…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…help make the American food supply more resilient in the face of climate change. “In yet another example of how public and private resources can be leveraged together to address…