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 …
Agri View: Social Event
Everett Griner talks about how one Southern social event has evolved in today’s Agri View. Social Event Well, we have all seen changes. Every generation faces alterations in their lives. …
Cost for Your Summer Cookout
Picnic time is officially here. Time for the summer cookout. Cathy Isom has some good news about how much we will be saving on some of the fixings of this …
House Subcommittee Limits USDA Cuts to 5 Percent
The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee advanced the fiscal year 2018 spending bill for discretionary programs at USDA and other agencies at just over $20 billion. That’s a $1.1 billion cut …
NBB Considers Legal Action over Biodiesel Dumping
The National Biodiesel Board says it will consider all possible legal actions as it looks into what it calls a flood of biodiesel entering the country from Argentina. The N.B.B. …
U.S. Swine Herd is Expanding
The June USDA quarterly hog and pigs report showed an expanding U.S. swine herd. As of June 1st, there were 71.7 million hogs and pigs on American farms, up three …