Month: March 2018

A farmers dirty hands as he works on farm equipment
Ag Life & Poetry

After A Long Day

Share This:   After a long day, one of the first things we do is wash our hands of the dirt, grease, blood, and God knows what else we’ve soiled them with. Your hands don’t know if you grow organic

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Ag Life & Poetry

The 11 Deadliest Jobs in America

When we think of some of the deadliest jobs in America, we probably think of something a bit exotic and probably not so much about the dangers of Farming or Agriculture. Yet, here is a listing of 11 jobs that are some of the deadliest in America. You may be surprised by how many relate to farming.

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Ag Life & Poetry

Thanking My Neighbors – A Calf Story

A few years ago, my husband and I purchased 20 acres of land and a few cows. Our plan was to work on being small farmers, the kind of farmers with cows, chickens, and eventually vegetables and fruits. We wanted to sell them to the local community in our area. Things seems to be going well, but we had a lot to learn about farming…

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Almond Blossom
Almond

Early Blooms & Late Frosts

Share This:   Early blooms followed by unrelenting late freezes for Almond and Citrus farmers this season have threatened the industries throughout California, particularly in the northern regions. Almonds seem to be in the toughest spot, whereas citrus may have

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Government Spotlight

Mending Nafta

President Trump got substantial support from California’s farmers and agribusiness industry during the 2016 Presidential campaign, despite the fact he advocated scrapping the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which is supported overwhelmingly by the farming and agribusiness sectors here in the Golden State and nationally.

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farmer joe l del bosque on farming in california
Farm to Fork

Farmer Joe L. Del Bosque on farming in California

Share This: Farm-To-Fork. By: Victor Martino First Farmer Singular: San Joaquin Valley farmer Joe L. Del Bosque on farming in California and World Ag Expo 2018. Each February the world of agriculture comes to the world’s largest agricultural region, the

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Ag Life & Poetry

The Misinformed Against Farming

Share This: I recently witnessed a couple of different people take rather benign conversation as personal attacks and wanted to address this for a second. I farm with my family on a farm that my grandparents started. I grow crops

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Meet A Farmer

Meet A Farmer – Jeff Mowery

Share This: I married the farmer’s daughter without any intention or knowledge of farming. I was a veteran software engineer making bank living in St. Louis raising 3 girls. About 10 years ago my father in law was injured so

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