Sand County Foundation’s Leopold Conservation Award Program honors landowners for outstanding voluntary achievement in conservation practices that improve their bottom line and our environment. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection …
State Board to Discuss Water Transfers and Drought Preparedness
Meeting on January 7th in Sacramento SACRAMENTO, December 30, 2013 –The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will be joined by representatives from the California Department of Water Resources …
Low Food Inflation for 2013 a Surprise
In the food and agricultural world of 2013, what was the biggest surprise? Gary Crawford has the opinion of one top economist. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Sponsored …
Research on Cow’s Milk and Cancer Cells
Cow’s milk could someday be used in the treatment of human stomach cancer. A peptide derived from cow’s milk killed human stomach cancer cells in a major research project. Sabrina …
Security of Seed Trade Secrets Important
When you hear about people stealing trade secrets, seed biology may not be the first thing to come to mind. But recently, several U.S.-based seed manufacturing companies were the intended …
A Look Back at 2013 Grocery Prices
So what are consumers paying for groceries at home as 2013 comes to a close? Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk …
What to Expect in 2014 for Prices
Several factors are pointing towards normal food price inflation for consumer goods next year. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection …
BASF Announces Plans to Expand
BASF has announced plans to expand its services and initiatives for growers and agricultural professionals worldwide through a significant investment in the development of new IT tools. Nevin McDougall, BASF …
2013-A Wild Ride for Growers
This past year many farmers have ridden a roller coaster of commodity prices. Gary Crawford has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection …
Weekly Crop Progress for 12-26-13
We take a look at crop progress from around the state. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Field Crops Winter wheat conditions Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For …
U.S.-China Ag Trade May See Progress
The Agriculture Secretary discusses progress on U.S.-Chinese ag trade issues from beef to biotech from a recent series of meetings. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report …
CFBF Awards
The California Farm Bureau Federation handed out awards recognizing achievement and excellence by young agriculturalists at its recent annual meeting. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk …
Changes Coming for FSMA
Thanks in part to the strong response from the ag industry, the Food and Drug Administration will make some changes in the Food Safety Modernization Act proposed rules. Julie McPeake …
AgNet West Christmas Wish
All of us here at AgNet West wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with promise. We hope your holidays are beautiful and filled …