Regenerative Farming Brings Animals Into Orchards
By Lisa McEwen, Reporter
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Benina Montes returned to the family farming operation after graduating from...
KCFB: Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Timothy Collins, Chair, KC Young Farmers & Ranchers
Timothy Collins
Chair, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
The Young Farmers and Ranchers started...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Politics Aside, Is it Effective?
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
OPINION: Judicious businesses are regularly evaluating whether the things they are spending time and...
Rice Farmers Enlisted to Sustain Pacific Flyway Birds
By Edgar Sanchez
Reprinted with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
Sixth-generation rice grower Jeff Gallagher is perpetually surrounded by birds on...
A Century in Produce: Giumarra Companies
Audrey Hill, Valley Ag Voice
The year was 1922 when the Giumarra Companies began. Since their start at the Los Angeles Union...
Organic Farmers Fret About Costs, But Cheer Growth
By Ching Lee Assistant Editor Ag Alert
Reprinted with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
With sales of organic fresh produce continuing...
Cannabinoids Proving To Benefit Health, Economy In 2022
By Geoffrey Taylor, MA, Hemp Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
With unprecedented scientific research on both cannabis and hemp-derived cannabinoid occurring at universities...
California Farm Bureau President Comments on Gov. Newsom’s Budget Plan
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson offered the following comments on January 10th, on...
Agriculture Faces Host of New State Laws in California
By Kevin Hecteman Assistant Editor Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers and ranchers will find themselves subject...
KCFB: President’s Message
By Patty Poire, President, Kern County Farm Bureau
Happy New Year! I hope that you and your family had a wonderful Christmas...
Rise in Cannabis Cultivation Taxes Prompting Industry Revolt Against Sacramento
By Geoffrey Taylor, MA, Hemp Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
As the cannabis industry across the state of California is left reeling from...
Johansson Calls for Protecting Agriculture
By Kevin Hecteman, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
At the top of Jamie Johansson's Christmas wish...
Rising Prices Drain Farmers’ Pocketbooks
By Kevin Hecteman, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
The road to higher food prices begins at...
The Central Valley Honeybee
By Audrey Hill, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
As many of us know, almonds are a major source of income for the...
President’s Message
By Patty Poire, President, Kern County Farm Bureau
Here we are in December already with a new year just around the corner...
Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Allie Cushnyr, Chair, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
I would like to congratulate our newly elected 2022 Kern County Young...
2021 Recap: Hemp and Cannabis Look Ahead to the Future
By Geoffrey Taylor, MA, Hemp Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
It has been a whirlwind year across the Hemp and Cannabis industries in...
California Farm Bureau Hails Critical Investments in Infrastructure
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson applauded members of Congress for passing the Infrastructure...
New Promotional Opportunity for Agritourism Venues
Press Release Provided by American Farm Bureau Foundation
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is looking for orchards, pumpkin patches, corn...
Grapes Take the Lead in the Kern County 2020 Crop Report
By Jenifer VanAlstein, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
On September 28, 2021, Kern County Agriculture Commissioner Glenn Fankhauser released the 2020 Crop...
KCFB: President’s Message
By Patty Poire. President, Kern County Farm Bureau
It’s been a month now and I thought that I would break my normal...
Hemp on the Horizon: What’s Going on in 2021 and Beyond
By Geoffrey Taylor, MA, Hemp Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
California and Hemp have a complicated relationship. According to the California Department of...
James G. Boswell Foundation Creates Fund to Support Campus Farm
Press Release Provided by Fresno State University
Thanks to a $100,000 philanthropic investment to the Ag One Foundation at Fresno State, the...
CDFA Accepting Applications for Two Pesticide Grant Programs
Press Release Provided by the California Department of Food and Agriculture
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting...
Deere Delivers on News and New Products at Kern County Media Event
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
Hosted by Kern Machinery at their museum of John Deere legacy equipment, John Deere’s corporate team rolled...
On-farm Recharge Is Essential for Sustainability
By Scott Hamilton, President, Hamilton Resource Economics
Some of you may have seen the movie or heard the story of Dunkirk. At...
Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Allie Cushnyr, Chair, Kern County Young Farmers, & Ranchers
Our September event, at the Buena Vista Edible Schoolyard (ESY), went great!...
State of California Issues Regulatory Changes for Hemp, Cannabis Producers
By Geoffrey Taylor, MA, Hemp Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
For producers of CBD-rich hemp and THC-rich cannabis products in the state of...
Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Allie Cushnyr, Chair, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
Summer is unfortunately coming to an end, but many of us are...
Recent Hemp, Cannabis Studies Provide Insight Into Research Efforts on Plants
By Geoffrey Taylor, MA, Hemp Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
Research is reinvigorated in United States academic institutions as a series of studies...