Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will offer farmers and ranchers more opportunities to participate in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The announcement includes…
USDA: No Cotton Storage Deficit
…store than most people in other countries, and supports markets for homegrown renewable energy and materials. Since 2009, USDA has provided $5.6 billion in disaster relief to farmers and ranchers;…
AFB Duvall Re: Appointment of Pruitt EPA Chief
Pruitt “President-elect Trump’s selection of Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency is welcome news to America’s farmers and ranchers—in fact, to all who are threatened by EPA’s regulatory…
Improving Water Quality in High-Priority Watersheds
…Service’s (NRCS) National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI). The NWQI helps farmers and ranchers implement voluntary conservation practices, such as nutrient management, cover crops, conservation cropping systems, filter strips, terraces and…
CFBF President Urges Farmers to Work Toward Change
…and ranchers need to maintain and enhance production of food and farm products. In order to be successful, Wenger said, farmers and ranchers must work together—across commodities and across regions….
CDFA: December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…than 200 California farmers and ranchers have contributed more than one-billion pounds of food to the California Association of Food Banks’ Farm to Family Program. This is just a small…
USDA Surveying Sheep Operations
…as mohair production and prices in selected states. The Sheep and Goats Inventory survey is a national program conducted in all states. Farmers and ranchers surveyed are representative of the…
Proposed Tax Regulation a Threat to Future Cattle Farms
…farmers and ranchers will face an even greater tax burden during the difficult task of transferring minority interests to the next generation,” said Kester. “Having dealt with the death tax…
Canada Ranchers Under Quarantine to Receive Federal Funding
Canada announced funding support for ranchers that are currently under a federal quarantine stemming from a bovine tuberculosis investigation in Southeast Alberta. Online publication AgCanada reports the ranchers who are…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…while enrolling a record number of acres in conservation programs. Seventy-percent of the nation’s land is owned and tended to privately, and America’s farmers, ranchers and landowners have willingly stepped…
Agriculture Education Helping Grow the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced grants to support public secondary schools, non-profits, community and junior colleges, and four-year colleges and universities…
Central Valley Supports Food Supply Chains
…products with the supply from regional farmers, ranchers and entrepreneurs. USDA’s initial investment of $1 million provided the seed capital to attract an additional $2.5 million from 18 philanthropic organizations,…
California County Farm Bureaus Earn National Recognition
…an Ag Unite event, held in Modesto in May. The event, which drew more than 800 people, stressed the need for unity among farmers, ranchers and agricultural organizations in responding…
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
…disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit. The Department…