Share This: By Erik Wilson I have heard this accusation a thousand times in the last,” You greedy farmer. You know you need to stop exporting Almonds. You use all of the water in California.” I look at those
Share This: Buying and selling time…….. The farmer, the rancher, the timber man, and the fisher man, does not sell a commodity. The commodity may represent the profit or loss, but it is not what they sell.
Share This: My back is against the wall. I’ve seen my water taken away, and the acres that my family farmed for generations lay fallow. I worked within the rules and regulations put upon me, until my ability to produce
In a recent write in to our publication, a concerned farmer and family man asks the mayor of Tulare, CA to open up a dialog with him and other Ag leaders. This comes in light of recent remarks the mayor made that appear to be out of touch with his on Agricultural base. Please write in with your thoughts, and join the conversation.
Share This: And another family is gone. Tomorrow morning, a friend and his family will leave California. He is a horse farrier, and has lived here in California his entire life. His wife works for an airline, so making
In today’s farming world, we hear many terms passed about. But perhaps one of the most misunderstood is that of “Regenerative Agriculture”. Just what is it, and how do farms consider it in use? This is an almost “Back to the Future” like farming method that you will be hearing more about in the future. Especially as more farms look for ways to integrate and grow.
Here is a piece from last year written by Kat Kerlin of UC Davis going over the possible use of unconventional spaces to help with renewable energy plans, which will save prime Ag lands from further acquisition. Perhaps this can help the farmer more?
Share This: By Charles Hice Top 15 In Demand Ag Jobs Ag Retail Sales – This job considers all people engaged in sales of products to farmers or from farmers. Products may include seed, feed, equipment, crop nutrition,
Follow Rob Bednarcyczk, creator of Mr Farmers Neighborhood Facebook page, as he discusses a few pictures he came across from his family farm life recently, and explains just what it means to him to be part of this Ag tradition of ours.
For many decades Chinese agriculture has struggled to meet a growing and demanding population. The Chinese agricultural scene has been laced with problems. However, with new improvements in technology and farming culture, the Chinese seem to be an ever growing and capable agricultural powerhouse. How will this affect the US or the rest of the world? And how have the Chinese been growing into larger players on the Ag scene?
