Farming in Nevada

Nevada Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $1,242,878
Rice: $0
Grains: $105,312
Soybeans: $0
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $0
Peanuts: $0
Cotton: $0
Cotton Seed: $0
Tobacco: $0
Fruits & Juice: $0
Tree & Nuts: $0
Vegetables: $9,470,829
Livestock: $1,557,335
Hides & Skins: $56,461
Poultry: $0
Fats & Oils: $13,176
Dairy: $4,158,953
Feeds: $2,580,529
Seeds: $21,738,185
Other: $2,042,499
TOTAL: $42,966,155

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Sierra Nevada Collaborative Groups Receive $1.3 Million for Forest Restoration ... - YubaNet (press release)

Sierra Nevada Collaborative Groups Receive $1.3 Million for Forest Restoration ... YubaNet (press release) The grants were announced today by US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in Washington, DC The Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group (ACCG) received an award of $730000 this year and the Burney-Hat Creek Basins Project in Lassen County received $605000. and more »

USDA dedicates $16 million to Mother Lode forests - Modesto Bee

Modesto Bee

USDA dedicates $16 million to Mother Lode forests Modesto Bee US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Thursday a 10-year commitment of up to $16 million to revive the health of forest-related industries on national forest lands in the two counties. The Cornerstone Project in the headwaters of the ... and more »

Southern Oregon farm intern program offers college credit in addition to hard work - OregonLive.com

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Southern Oregon farm intern program offers college credit in addition to hard work OregonLive.com Tuition at the community college is $85 per credit for residents of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Nevada. Farms participating in the program include small dairies, livestock operations and vegetable growers, said Stuart O'Neill, ...

Itronics Named a Medium Entrepreneurial Technology Company of the Year by NCET ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Itronics Named a Medium Entrepreneurial Technology Company of the Year by NCET ... MarketWatch (press release) Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President, was selected as Nevada's Inventor of the Year in 2000 and is a member of the Inventor's Hall of Fame at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Whitney was also named "Entrepreneur of the Year," Agriculture/Environment ... and more »

Experts Warn of Jump in Beef Prices in 2012 - KLAS-TV

Experts Warn of Jump in Beef Prices in 2012 KLAS-TV The Department of Agriculture says the country started the year with the lowest number of beef cattle since in 1952. Nevada farming experts says there are other factors that will force up the price of meat. "Energy prices, natural disasters, ... and more »

Jolley: Five Minutes - John Nalivka & the shrinking cattle herd - CattleNetwork.com

Jolley: Five Minutes - John Nalivka & the shrinking cattle herd CattleNetwork.com ... Inc., an Agricultural Economic Research and Advisory firm located in Vale, Oregon, he has a BS degree in Animal Science from the University of Idaho and an MS degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Nevada at Reno. and more »

National attention not always easy for LDS Church - StandardNet

StandardNet

National attention not always easy for LDS Church StandardNet Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader from Nevada; former US Sen. Reed Smoot, who authored a tariff act blamed for exacerbating the Great Depression; and Ezra Taft Benson, a former secretary of agriculture and member of the ultra-conservative John ... and more »

Raid turns Overton farmers into celebrities - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Raid turns Overton farmers into celebrities Las Vegas Review-Journal One local couple who spoke with the sheriffs Monday were Laura and Monte Bledsoe of Overton's Quail Hollow Farm. Laura Bledsoe tells me she was surprised to find most of the sheriffs were already familiar with the Southern Nevada Health District raid ...

HHS denies Texas' request for insurer spending waiver - American Medical News

HHS denies Texas' request for insurer spending waiver American Medical News The office approved waiver requests from Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Nevada and New Hampshire. Requests by North Carolina and Wisconsin had not been decided at this article's deadline. Sen. Charles Grassley (R, Iowa), the highest-ranking Republican ...

Federal Water Tap, February 6: Water and National Security - Circle of Blue WaterNews (blog)

Circle of Blue WaterNews (blog)

Federal Water Tap, February 6: Water and National Security Circle of Blue WaterNews (blog) In his annual threat assessment, James Clapper told the committee that “water shortages and pollution will probably negatively affect the economic performance of important US trading partners” — especially in the agriculture and energy sectors.