…There are several charts online that give you the yield of pounds to quarts for canning purposes. One of the keys to planning a canning garden is to focus on…
Farmers Under Fire: Trial Lawyers’ Attack on Agriculture
Agriculture is in the crosshairs as class-action lawsuits seek huge monetary awards against agricultural producers, said a panel of experts at a workshop at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th…
Checkoff-Funded Beef Quality Assurance Program’s Online Certification Option Reaches Major Milestone
…program’s new online learning system since it was first offered in February 2017. Throughout the country hundreds of thousands have now become BQA-certified through in-person and online training, with an…
More Women Returning to the Farm in Management Roles
…Managing Family Business” workshop, presented by Jeanne Bernick, principal and market strategist with KCoe Isom, at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th Annual Convention. “We’re seeing more and more women…
Plenty of Agriculture Trade Opportunities for U.S. and Europe
…a potential free trade agreement, European agricultural leaders said during a workshop at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th Annual Convention. U.S. farmers and farm state lawmakers have pushed hard…
Farm Bureau Gives Agricultural Trade Outlook for 2019
American Farm Bureau Federation policy experts gave an overview of the issues expected to affect farmers and ranchers in 2019 in a workshop at the organization’s 100th Annual Convention. David…
Navigating the H-2A Guest Worker Program
U.S. farmers and ranchers discussed the current state of regulations governing the farm labor market and efforts to navigate it, at a workshop during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th…
AFBF Hopes to Maintain Advertising Requirements for Farm Labor Positions
…vacancies in agriculture. The proposed changes to modernize the recruitment advertising rule would require employers to list farm labor jobs online in lieu of print advertisements. The new requirement would…
Celebrating New Year’s The “Right” Way?
…New York and fireworks flying over the Las Vegas strip. Others have specific actions they must do to insure a good new year. Atlas Obscura is an online journal of the…
NASS Finishes 2018 Agriculture Census with Increased Online Participation
…was successful with an increase in online participation. NASS received 445,000 questionnaires just online, putting the overall nation-wide response rate for mail-in, in person and online at 71.8 percent. Danielle…
Amazon Grocery Delivery Not as Robust as Projected
…and also spend more than twice as much as they do on Amazon grocery delivery. The number of households that will have access to online grocery options is expected to…
Looking for the 2019 Agriculturalist of the Year
…A.G. Kawamura and many more. If you would like to nominate someone for the award, you can do so online at the California State Fair website. Applications are due by…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…made other efforts to improve customer service across the agencies: Created “Tell Sonny” Online Feedback Tool: Through collaboration with the Centers of Excellence, USDA built an online feedback tool, called…
The Western View: What We Don’t Know About Geo-Engineering
…can predict the outcome. The unintended consequences could be catastrophic. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us online at www.citrusindustry.net. Sponsored…