…group of Italian vegetable farmers in Northern California started to grow broccoli commercially and in a few years they were shipping fresh broccoli to Boston and New York. Pick a…
National FFA Week – Inspiration from our Future Farmers
…dimensions is in very good hands. They clearly understand the opportunities and challenges ahead and are prepared to embrace them. We are all beneficiaries of this outstanding youth leadership development…
Commodity Classic Farmer-Focused Topics & Issues Sessions
…Challenges” will feature a diverse panel discussing the metrics and information required to meet consumers’ interest in the sustainability of the products they use. “Agronomic Strategies to Improve Soybean…
Monsanto Searches for Next “Farm Mom of the Year”
…above (farm, family, community and agriculture). “So many women, particularly in agriculture, just focus on what needs to get done, and they do it – no matter what challenges or…
USDA Hosting Marketing Summit
The Agriculture Department is hosting a summit meeting this week focusing on marketing challenges with special emphasis on local food systems and the organic sector. USDA Hosting Marketing Summit…
DWR Draft Regulations for Managing Groundwater Basins Sustainably
…and that each groundwater basin has unique characteristics and challenges. An inherently technical and complex task, managing groundwater requires regulations that can address the goal of sustainability across such a…
Export Challenges Reflected In Latest Dairy Outlook
Lower export forecasts are a main part of February’s USDA milk supply and demand estimate. Export Challenges Reflected In Latest Dairy Outlook…
TPP Report on Impacts to Agriculture
…cotton exports are derived from biotechnology, and the deal includes transparency, information-sharing, and shipping provisions. TPP also includes new rules to protect the use of common names when marketing food…
Indoor Farms Creates Optimal Environment
…manufacturer of indoor farms that can operate in a shipping container, and we found the GrowTruck technology to really be superior. They provide over double the functional growing capacity of…
USDA Initiative Restores Forests, Reduces Wildfire Threats through Local Partnerships
…project. “Recognizing that different regions have unique challenges and resources, the President has called upon the federal government to act creatively in order to become more responsive to the ideas…
Soil Sampling for Salinity Challenges
…some soils can be hard to sample correctly. Sampling for Salinity Challenges Salinity issues have risen during this prolonged drought and growers must pay attention to levels in the water…
CCM Responds to Introduction of Feinstein Water Bill
…for Central Valley Water Project water users, namely growers in the Friant service area. Challenges also persist in Southern California which requires attention at the federal level. “CCM was closely…
ASTA Participates in FarmNext National Summit
…discussions, it’s clear that the next generation of food producers faces unprecedented economic, social, and technological challenges; yet they are also uniquely prepared to address them. “As an industry, we…
Another Challenging Year for Cotton Industry
…U.S. cotton industry. At the 2016 NCC annual meeting in Dallas, Texas, a market economist warned of the challenges amid low cotton prices, ample global stocks and uncertainties regarding global…