4+ week, 2+ day ago   (171+ words) More than 150 million acres of U.S. farmland could change hands over the next 10 to 20 years, creating one of the largest generational transfers of agricultural land in the nation’s history. American Farmland Trust estimates more than 40% of U.S. farmland could transition to…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) According to a bureau news release, irrigation water service and repayment contractors south-of-Delta are increased from 25% to 28% of their contract total. Municipal and Industrial water service, and repayment contractors are increased from 75% to 78% of their historic use, or public health…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (14+ words) kmjnow.com The Ag Center – California Water Policy...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (132+ words) Labor shortages continue to challenge U.S. specialty crop growers, raising concerns about production, harvest timing and rising costs across the sector. According to The New York Times, some crops have gone unharvested due to worker shortages. On the West Coast, The…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (123+ words) kmjnow.com Crushing Old Farm Tractors is Benefiting Everyone in the Central Valley Sounds of old polluting tractors filled the air at Bruno’s Iron and Metal Works in Fresno. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District along with other…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (237+ words) kmjnow.com California Farm Bureau Celebrates Passage of New Farm Bill California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass comments on the House Agriculture Committee’s bipartisan passage of the new Farm Bill also known as H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago   (171+ words) Farmer sentiment weakened slightly in December as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index dropped three points to a reading of 136. Weakness in the barometer is linked to a modest decline in producers’ long-term outlook, as the Future…...