It’s time for almond growers to be creating their plans to reduce harvest dust. Carissa Sauer, Almond Board Manager of Industry Communications, tells us more.
Sacramento County Farm Bureau Celebrates Centennial
The Sacramento County Farm Bureau is celebrating its 100-year anniversary of protecting and promoting local agricultural interests. The bureau was honored at the 2017 California Agricultural Heritage Club Ceremony held …
AgNet Media to Host Sonny Perdue at Citrus Expo
AgNet West, with it’s parent company AgNet Media Incorporated, is proud to announce we will host Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue at the largest grower trade show and seminar program …
Almond Board: Almond Crop Forecast
This year’s California almond crop is forecasted to exceed 2 billion pounds, according to the California Almond Objective Measurement Report by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics …
AgNet West Radio Celebrates Five Years
From humble beginnings in July of 2012, July 12 of 2017 marks the fifth anniversary of AgNet West and the service provided to the California agriculture industry. The network started …
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 …
“Pink Slime” Settlement Reached
South Dakota meat producer Beef Products Incorporated (BPI) has settled their lawsuit against ABC News over a 2012 report in which the network referred to BPI’s lean, finely textured beef …
Bats Shouldn’t Be Kept as Pets
If you believe you need to keep bats as pets, think again. Cathy Isom looks at why some people think they’re cute while others may think they’re creepy. Why you shouldn’t …
Almond Board: Start Planning to Lessen Harvest Dust
It may seem early to start thinking about dust during almond harvest, but Carissa Sauer, Manager of Industry Communications with the Almond Board of California says it is time to …
Pollinator Partnership’s 10th Annual Pollinator Week
Pollinator Week 2017 is the tenth consecutive year of the program that unifies the nation around the vital issue of pollinator conservation. June 19 through 25 has been designated National …
Ranchers Sue USDA to Renew Country of Origin Labeling
Ranchers in Spokane, Washington filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday seeking a reinstatement of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) on meat. The suit heralds the …
Senators Want NAFTA Renegotiations to Address Canada Poultry Market
A group of senators wants the renegotiation effort of the North American Free Trade Agreement to address U.S. poultry exports into Canada. The group, led by Delaware Democrat Tom Carper …
Almond Board: Cover Crop Workshop
Project Apis m. is hosting a cover crop workshop this month. Billy Synk, Director of Pollination Programs with Project Apis m. tells us more.
NMPF Board of Directors Supports NAFTA Modernization
Process Should Preserve Trade Successes in Mexico, Address Canada Dispute The National Milk Producers Federation Board of Directors voted unanimously today to support modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement …