ChemChina and Syngenta receive clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) and Syngenta announced that the companies have received clearance …
HFCS Prices Near Records as Usage Nears Lows
The four major U.S. corn syrup makers are raising prices at a time of slowing demand. Corn sweetener manufacturers like Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill sent letters to customers earlier …
California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?
2016 is the final year for the soil fumigant to be used in California crop fields. For many years, California growers relied on methyl bromide to kill a wide range …
Agri View: Advancement of Farming
Everett Griner talks about how farming had advanced in the past one-hundred years and where it may go in the future in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for …
The Western View: Hay Technology
Hay growers and buyers have a new way to meet up, at a place which modernizes and simplifies how hay gets from the rake to the ruminants that need it. …
Food Scraps
Leftover food scraps, such as vegetable peels, fruit rinds, skins and seeds can be a great for compost in the garden. Cathy Isom tells us how we can turn leftover …
Cancelling Atrazine Would Cost Farmers $2.5 Billion
The Environmental Protection Agency released its draft report on ecological risks of Atrazine in June of this year as part of its re-registration process for the herbicide. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: …
Climate Smart Agriculture
Online Webinar: Netherlands & California Discuss the Challenges & Opportunities of Saline Agriculture—a Focus on Specialty Crops Last month CDFA hosted a climate smart agriculture webinar in partnership with the Netherlands …
Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program Report
Report for June/July 2016 Program-wide notice The Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program (BCTVCP) began conducting fallow field and beet leafhopper (BLH) population surveys after ground rig treatment was completed …
U.S. Dairy Farmers Ask USDA to Buy Cheese
U.S. dairy farmers have asked the USDA to purchase up to $150 million dollars’ worth of cheese. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today says that money could purchase up to 90 …
Agri View: Modern Technology
Everett Griner talks about farmers need for modern technology in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from One Life Phase to AnotherJuly 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
Sales of Precision Farm Services Expected to Slow
Following the downturn in the agriculture economy, a majority of precision farm equipment dealers expects sales to slow. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from One Life Phase to AnotherJuly …
Farm Bureau Asks USDA for Emergency Dairy Assistance
The American Farm Bureau Federation wants the Department of Agriculture to provide emergency assistance to dairy farmers. The request follows a call by 61 members of Congress asking USDA to …
USDA Forecasts Record-High Corn and Soybean Production in 2016
Both U.S. corn and soybean growers are expected to harvest record-high crops this year, according to the Crop Production report issued by the Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. …