Everett Griner talks about the escalating prices due to California’s drought in today’s Agri View. California Drought
AgNeTVideo: Val Dolcini on Farm Bill Programs
Val Dolcini, California State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, on USDA meetings to get information to farmers.
AgNeTVideo: Curtis Tarver, NRCS
Curtis Tarver, Assistant State Conservationist with the Natural Resource Conservation Service discusses USDA meetings to help farmers with the farm bill.
AgNeTVideo: Sue Ichiho, CDFA on Specialty Crop Block Grant
Sue Ichiho, on how farmers can get more information on Specilty Crop Block Grants
AgNeTVideo: Rich Brassfield, Rural Development
Rich Brassfield, State Environmental Coordinator, Rural Development, USDA on farm bill programs and emergency needs in rural communities.
Cap-and-Trade Program Topic of Meeting
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will hear about a new University of California initiative concerning food, and focus on the state’s Cap-and-Trade Program and other environmental market …
California Sweet Cherry Production Down 63 Percent
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Office has released the cherry production forecast for 2014. The latest survey, which was conducted during the first two weeks of June, had the following results. …
Speak Up Against Water Act Proposal
The EPA might not understand how the clarification in the Clean Water Act will affect agriculture. Taylor Hillman tells us what you can do.
AgNeTVideo: Cathy Enright, Executive Director of the Council for Biotechnology Information
Sabrina Hill interviews food industry scientist and expert Cathy Enright, on the uses of GMOs to help save threatened food sources. Visit GMO Answers website.
AgNeTVideo: Carolyn M Slupsky, PhD, Associate Professor, UC Davis
Carolyn M. Slupsky, PhD, discusses threats to California’s citrus industry.
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
Pacific Regional Wheat Forecast The California winter wheat production forecast, at 480 thousand tons, is 41 percent below last year. The 200 thousand acres expected to be harvested for grain …
Agri View: Future Foods
Everett Griner talks about preserving farming’s future in today’s Agri View. Future Foods
Water Act Proposal Costs Time and Money
County farm bureaus around the state are getting the word out to farmers and ranchers about how the redefinition of the Clean Water Act will affect work. AgNet West’s Taylor …
Potato Variety Help
California is getting a little help from Texas when it comes to potato varieties. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman explains why this is important.