Kern County Teachers Receive Ag Education at Annual Seminar
By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
Teachers throughout Kern County and beyond gathered at the Kern Agricultural Pavilion this week, receiving...
OPINION: Battling the Elements
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
When it comes to raising livestock in the United States, almost every region has...
Central Valley’s Agribusiness Sector Sees Dynamic Changes
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
The agriculture industry in the Central Valley has seen tremendous movement in acquisitions and expansions of existing...
Saddle Up and Celebrate National Day of the Cowboy
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
National Day of the Cowboy, on the fourth Saturday in July, celebrates the hardworking symbol of the...
Placing Central Valley’s Dairy Industry and Wetlands in Focus
By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
Wetlands are the Earth’s largest natural source of methane — a potent greenhouse gas roughly...
OPINION: Di$tractions
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
I recently received a call from a bull customer. I always appreciate getting calls...
House Releases Farm Bill Draft, Partisan Battle Continues
By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
After a series of delays, House Agricultural Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson released the $1.7 trillion...
USDA Cuts Data Collections Programs
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service hosted a webinar on May 8 to discuss recently discontinued data...
Second-Largest Almond Harvest Predicted for 2024, USDA Adjusts Federal Marketing Order
By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
California almonds are estimated to come in at 3 billion pounds this year according to...
Kern County Brings Back Dairy Princess Program
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
The Dairy Princess Program for District 6 — Kern, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties —...
Progressive by Tradition
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
In a historically patriarchal society, agriculture has several women in leadership at the ground...
Avian flu in dairy cows puts focus on cattle movement
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
With an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian...
Dairy farmers look for new methane emission solutions
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
With a construction boom of methane digester...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Social Engineering Through the Lens of Sustainability
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
The word “sustainability” has been co-opted to mean something different than its literal definition,...
UC ANR Launches Resource for Small Acreage Landowners, Backyard Livestock
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources launched a new website for small acreage landowners in...
American Cattle Producers Grateful for Packers and Stockyards Act Win
Press release provided by R-Calf USA
On March 5, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its final rule providing clarification as to what constitutes...
New Study Suggests Dairy Digesters Aren’t Cost Effective — Who’s Milking It?
By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
Amidst the dissonant voices debating the future of California’s dairy industry, one narrative remains steadfast...
National Ag Day: Acknowledging Central Valley Farmers’ Grit and Dedication
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
On March 19, National Agriculture Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the successes in Central Valley farming...
New Census Shows Cattle and Sheep Industries Continue Steep Declines
Alarming Exodus of America’s Beef Cattle Operations.
Press release provided by R-Calf USA
BILLINGS, Mont., – The release of the 2022 Census of...
National Fallout of California’s Ag Regulations
By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
As the global agricultural leader with over 400 commodities, California has a major influence over...
OPINIONS: Cash Cow
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
Every business owner, regardless of industry, dreams of a more passive income, cash flow...
Farm flock losses climb as avian flu outbreak spreads
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
Despite on-farm biosecurity efforts to protect the...
California’s Battle Against Oriental Fruit Fly and Avian Flu Escalates
By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
California’s fruit and poultry industries are facing serious production strains due to two distinct, flighted...
California Dairies Inc. Invests in Kern County
By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
A new dairy bottling facility in Bakersfield, which broke ground in 2021, is proceeding through...
Tulare County Continues Dairy Digester Project Amidst Proposed End to Climate Crediting
By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
Dairy digesters are most prominent in California, hosting 227 projects that capture methane from 255...
OPINION: Progress?
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
I was recently at a meeting where a panel of genetic lab vendors were...
