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Cooperatives Embrace Digital Customer Service Tools Tuesday Aug 3rd, 2021 News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. Agriculture has for the most part always been a handshake type of business. But that doesn’t mean that farmers and their vendors don’t embrace new technologies. These tools can help with communication and efficiency in today’s busy world. Cooperatives like Central Farm Service are adopting online customer portals to help better serve farmers in whatever way works best for them. KC Graner is the senior vice president of a...

Farm Productivity is the Key to Sustainability Tuesday Jul 6th, 2021 News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. It’s likely that the farm of the future will not only need to feed a lot more people, but it will have to do so with fewer environmental impacts, and that includes lowering the carbon footprint of the food system. Richard Waite is a senior research associate at the World Resources Institute. He says lowering this carbon footprint will mean reforestation, and more productivity needed from agriculture. Waite… “If the world's a...

Cover Crop Best Management Practices for Almond Growers Friday Jul 2nd, 2021 News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich. As interest grows in climate smart agriculture, growers may qualify for incentive programs for activities like building healthier soils or incorporating cover crops. The Almond Board of California recently produced the Cover Crop Best Management Practices guide which they co-produced with UC Ag and Natural Resources and UC Davis. Jesse Roseman is a principal analyst at the Almond Board. Roseman… “One of the first challenges to adopting any ...

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A study by the UCCE indicates that higher prices will not be an effective tool to reduce groundwater pumping.