Drought Continues Despite Early-Season Rainfall Still early in California’s rainy season, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced its initial water allocation for 2017 of 20 percent of the requests …
Caring for Christmas Cacti
Cathy Isom has some tips for us on how to care for a Christmas cactus. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from …
GAO Says RFS Likely to Fall Short of Greenhouse Gas Goal
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) Monday claimed advanced biofuels are not likely to get the fuel market penetration the Renewable Fuel Standard predicted. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from …
Indonesia Planning to Stop Corn Imports by 2018 or Sooner
Indonesia plans to halt imports of corn by 2018 “at the latest,” according to the country’s agriculture minister. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports Indonesia’s government is working to boost …
Bird Flu Expanding Across Europe
More outbreaks of H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza are prompting concerns within Europe’s poultry industry. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from One Life Phase to AnotherJuly 7, 2025CIR Agriculture …
Vilsack Disappointed in China Biotech Approval Delays
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack expressed disappointment following meetings between the U.S. and China last week that failed to make progress on biotechnology approval delays. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for …
Obama Administration Finishing Many Regulations
Before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month, the Obama Administration is working to issue as many as 98 final regulations. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from One Life …
China: Potential Trade War Not a ‘One-Way Street’
Officials in China are warning a potential trade war between the U.S. in China would not serve as a ‘one-way street.’ The comments stem from the possibility President-Elect Donald Trump …
Agri View: Chicken Prices
Everett Griner talks about chicken prices following other meats in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from One Life Phase to AnotherJuly 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
The California Kitchen: Pomegranate Vinaigrette
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing pomegranate vinaigrette with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from …
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
SWEEP is funded through California’s Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected 167 projects, totaling $22 million, to receive grants from the State Water …
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa, Canola, and Sugarbeets in the United States
by Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo, Seth Wechsler, and Daniel Milkove, USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? Genetically engineered (GE) varieties of corn, soybeans, and cotton with herbicide-tolerant and/or insect-resistant traits were …
Optimizing Oats for Use as Dairy Forage
By Dennis O’Brien, Agriculture Research Service Wisconsin dairy producers are increasingly adopting a practice that makes economic and environmental sense: They plant oats in early to mid-August and either allow …
National Organic Standards Board Meeting
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will hold a public meeting in Denver, Colo., April 19-21, 2017. The board meeting provides a forum for the organic community to provide input …