…ports and cause California ports to further suffer market share losses to competing ports.” The situation is causing substantial concern for California’s farming industry, as the Port of Oakland handles…
Close to 200 Industry Groups Oppose Tax Increase Proposals
…economic downturns if business losses were limited. Family farming operations would have a particularly difficult time recovering as they did during the Great Recession in offsetting losses against taxes already…
Family Farm Living Expenses
…in farming. At least some of the 14 percent increase could be seen as a recovery after the three percent contraction in family living expenses in 2020. AEI says the…
MSOB: Considering Differences in Seaweed-Based Biostimulants
…the product category. This episode of Making Sense of Biologicals is made possible by Marrone Bio Innovations, leading the movement to environmentally sustainable farming practices through the discovery, development and…
VofV: Hadley Date Gardens President and Western Growers Chair Albert Keck on the Future of Specialty Crops
…in farming and how his decades of experience in the industry leads him to believe that the future could be bright for specialty crops. “You want to talk about pessimism?…
Avocado Grower Sees Opportunity for the Industry in the Years Ahead
…as many as 80 years. Replacing the citrus with avocados also serves as means for diversifying the farming operation further. But Sayer noted that none of those things would matter…
Consumer Confidence in Farmers is High
In a new survey conducted by the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF), 76% of consumers said they have confidence in farmers to protect produce safety. Government agencies are also…
Keeping Agricultural Interests Prioritized in Sacramento
…for agricultural interests. Brown acknowledged that as California’s Democratic majority is unlikely to change soon, it is important to support the best available individual regardless of party affiliation. The farming…
Almond Update: Promoting Pollinator Health Beyond National Pollinator Week
…offers a variety of resources to growers to help support bee populations and establish cover crops in farming operations. ABC Senior Specialist of Industry Communications, Taylor Hillman said Pollinator Week…
CFBF Hosts WOTUS Roundtable
…that currently exist in the Clean Water Act, such as exemptions from 404 permits for ongoing, routine, and normal farming practices such as tilling, as well as prior converted croplands…
MSOB: Biological Industry Continues ‘Tremendous Growth’
…Sense of Biologicals is made possible by Marrone Bio Innovations, leading the movement to environmentally sustainable farming practices through the discovery, development and sale of innovative biological products for crop…
MSOB: Biological Control Becoming More Viable with Drones
Biological control practices are widely used in farming systems; however, adoption has been relatively slow. UAV-IQ Co-founder and Business Development Manager, Thomas Grandperrin said that drones offer growers an opportunity…
Survey Seeks Farmer Experience with On-Farm Conservation Programs
…looking for reasons why producers may have opted not to participate, or what aspects have been helpful in the implementation of conservation programs on farming operations. On-farm conservation programs have…
New Organic Transition Initiative to Address Several Industry Needs
…initiative. Provisions of the new initiative are in line with what groups such as OTA and the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) have historically been advocating for. “In the past…