A U.S. Copyright Office report says it no longer wants to review exemptions to Section 1201 of the Digital Millenium Copyrights Act every three years. Industry-by-industry reviews have led to …
Farmland Market Trend Hard to Define
The Farmers National Company recently released a semi-annual market update on farmland prices and it’s hard to nail down just what the trend is. A Pro Farmer report says the …
Farm Bill Number Crunching
It looks like lawmakers will have $130 billion less to write the upcoming farm bill than they did for the past one. The Congressional Budget Office made that announcement when …
Agri View: School Lunch Problem
Everett Griner talks about the changing of the guard brought changes to the school lunch program in today’s Agri View. School Lunch Problem Agriculture officials were not happy with former …
UC a Key Link for AgTech
Hundreds of people gathered on the Central Coast again for the 2017 Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas. The University of California system was represented in the conversation, along with many …
Weedy Rice Concerns in California
Growers in California have been experiencing a significant increase in the prevalence of weedy rice over the past year. It has been more than 50 years since California has been …
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, July 3
Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide bring us the Navel Orangeworm (NOW) Degree Day Report for pistachios as of July 3. Degree days are determined using the calculator at the …
Fascinating Firefly Facts
Have you ever seen a firefly and wondered how or why? Well, Cathy Isom talks about a different type of pollinator. She has some fascinating facts about fireflies. That’s coming …
Rural Broadband Improvements will be Costly
The president promised to improve broadband service to rural areas as part of his nationwide infrastructure plan. Bloomberg says it would take roughly $80 billion to expand broadband to all …
41 PEDV Sites Confirmed in Manitoba
The Manitoba Pork Council confirms 41 sites in the province have tested positive in a Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus outbreak. The southeast part of the province is where the outbreak …
Sugar Deal Sparks Twitter Debate
One of the less incendiary tweets sent out last week by President Trump had to do with the American sugar industry, making corn and sugar lobbyists happy. Trump tweeted, “New …
Trump Talks Trade with South Korea
President Donald Trump met with the new President of South Korea on Friday and opened up the session with tough trade talk. An L.A. Times article says Trump announced he …
Agri View: Tree Fruit Standards
Everett Griner talks about why the tree fruit crops are not up to standards in today’s Agri View. Tree Fruit Standards I think it is safe to say that most …
Christmas Trees Getting Shaped for Christmas
It is that time of year. Christmas trees start earning their shape. Cathy Isom tells us about the hard work happening on the farm right now, so we can enjoy big another …