The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the renewal of the USDA Agricultural Air Quality Task Force and the selection of its members for the 2016-2018 term. The task force …
State Water Project Allocation Boosted
With winter storms slowly boosting water supply, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) increased its water delivery estimate for most recipients from 10 percent of requests for the calendar year, …
2015 Warmest Year By Far
Analysis shows that 2015 was the warmest year on record with average temperatures shattering the previous mark set in 2014. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and OpportunitySeptember …
Favorable Western Snow-pack Build Up Continues
Moderate storms this week will add to the snow-pack totals along the Pacific Coast states. Rod Bain reports. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and OpportunitySeptember 8, 2025Gut …
Agri View: Biofuel Big Business
Everett Griner talks about the biofuel industry in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and OpportunitySeptember 8, 2025Gut Health for Baby Calves: Why Prebiotics and …
Fee Free Days This Weekend In National Forests
2016’s first US Forest Service fee free days for day-use facilities in our nation’s forest takes place during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Rod Bain and Joe Meade of …
NGB and ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference
Join the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and National Garden Bureau (NGB) for the ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference, January 30 – February 2, 2016 at the Disneyland Hotel …
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
California air quality should get a boost from farmers using lower emission harvesting equipment, according to USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights …
Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016
Delegates from all 50 states and Puerto Rico today elected new leaders and approved policies that will help determine the future of agriculture, during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 97th …
Allergens and Security Top List of Food Safety Concerns
With food recalls on the rise and the threat to food security growing, food manufacturers are going to want to know more details about farmers’ and ranchers’ food safety and …
Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture
Governor Brown’s proposed budget for 2016-2017 would provide a total of $485 million to CDFA for its mission to promote and protect agriculture, including appropriations for invasive species programs, food …
Ca. Drought Effects Could Linger Long After Drought Declared “Over”
Californians will be feeling the effects of the drought for a long time, even if the drought itself is declared “broken”. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and …
Vilsack Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces 2015 Wildfires Burned Record Acres, Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that in 2015, wildfires burned a record …
Wildfires have Set New Record for Acres Burned In 2015
Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, saying that this latest late year rash of wildfires in California has pushed this year’s acreage burned to a new record high. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy …