The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) California Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Oscar Gonzales, today reminded farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers that they have until Aug. 3, 2015,…
Application Open for Beef Industry Internship in Washington D.C.
…is the nation’s oldest and largest national organization representing America’s cattle producers. PLC is the only organization in Washington, D.C., dedicated solely to representing cattle and sheep ranchers that utilize…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Incentives for Greenhouse Gas Reductions
…for agricultural producers and local communities are funded through California’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund which receives revenue from cap and trade auction proceeds. In 2006, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act…
TPP Must Deliver Say Beef Producers
Beef producers from five Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) member countries are calling for a high-quality market access deal on beef to be secured at the TPP ministerial meeting in Hawaii this…
USDA, Microsoft to Launch “Innovation Challenge” to Address Food Resiliency
…Geological Survey, and can be targeted at farmers, scientists, food producers, insurance companies or consumers. “I am looking forward to discover what creative ideas the community comes up with through…
NCBA: Stabenow’s Solution Guarantees Trade War with Canada and Mexico
…for U.S beef and is leaving cattle producers, packers and retailers bearing the cost of a failed experiment. Canada and Mexico account for over $1 billion each in U.S. beef…
Crop Insurance Options for Fruit and Nut Producers
…insurance options outlined in the 2014 Farm Bill available to as many types of producers as possible. Providing these options for our producers of fresh fruit and nuts gives them…
Almond Orchard Sustainability Lifecycle Study Highlights Greenhouse Gas Benefits, Provides Baseline for Future Goals
…composting, or energy generation. Other by-products of almond production include the nuts’ shells, typically used as livestock bedding and as alternative energy in co-generation plants, and their hulls, used as…
Benefits of Strip-Till Corn Production for Dairies
This slideshow requires JavaScript. The third annual strip-till tour was last week in the Central Valley and corn producers were shown the multiple benefits of the farming system. What is…
Bagrada Bug Raising Some Concerns
Courtesy : Surendra Dara A fairly new bug to California is causing some concerns with fruit and vegetable producers as it spreads across the state. The Bagrada bug is still…
From California to the Midwest – Sharing Agriculture’s Story
…California dairy farmers. Full interview with Governor Daugaard This slideshow requires JavaScript. Dairy Producers and Research Facility While following the story, I met with the South Dakota dairy producers for…
Farm Bill and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Workshops
…(NAP). The purpose of the workshops is to discuss producer options with respect to financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops to protect against natural disasters that result in lower…
Conservation Incentives for Working Grass, Range and Pasture Lands
…areas as livestock grazing lands. The initiative is part of the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a federally funded program that for 30 years has assisted agricultural producers with the…
High Navel Orangeworm Pressure
Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Franz Niederholzer says almond producers in the northern part of the state are seeing early navel orangeworm activity. Niederholzer says this is likely because of the…