…affect agriculture and the nation’s food supply. To find your House representative, click here. To find your Senator, click here. For the California Grape and Tree Fruit League, click here….
Bayer CropScience Celebrates 150 Years
…Schrick says Bayer CropScience works to connect the dots from seed to shelf, and help maintain a healthy food supply for the world. Hear the full interview with Schrick here….
House Farm Bill Markup
The House’s farm bill mark up begins with a change over last year, with the Ag Committee keeping in the dairy supply program. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open…
Opening Statement of Chair. Frank D. Lucas Committee on Agriculture To Consider the 2013 Farm Bill
…it enables us to have a stable and affordable food supply. Title I is cut by nearly $23 billion, which is a reduction of more than 30 percent. This cut…
Meat and Poultry Production
U.S. red meat and poultry production in 2014 is projected to be above 2013, according to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. Randall Weiseman has more. Click…
Vulcan Receives Reduced Signal Word
…throughout the U.S. supports the distributors, retailers, crop consultants and agronomists who are part of the supply chain that farmers and farm managers rely on for localized expertise. MANA is…
Growers Tell Lawmakers about Labor Shortages
…at House Ag Subcommittee hearing in Washington D.C. this week, fruit and vegetable farmers drove home just how dire the situation can be, when ag labor is in short supply….
United Fresh Nominations for Board Officers
…Heptinstall currently serves on the United Fresh Supply Chain Logistics Council and is a past Chairman of the United Board. He also has served as Chairman of the Reusable Packaging…
Even Less Water for Central Valley Farmers
…percent. The general manager of Westlands Water District, Thomas Birmingham, says the water supply reductions facing farmers will devastate the local communities and that local communities face more than $1…
Growers Speak at Water Hearing
…supply. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. A busload of growers traveled to Sacramento to speak at a public hearing on their water supply. The state…
Weather Means Worry For Growers
Weather experts say Western growers should be prepared to deal with more water supply issue this growing season. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open or download audio report….
Birmingham’s Full Statement about Allocation
…to kill thousands of smelt. But the water supply of large areas of the state is shut down because the projects have taken 230 fish. This insanity has to stop….
CA Man New President of Cotton Council
…a Leary, Ga., cotton producer, who is now CCI board chairman. “CCI, in partnership with U.S. and foreign counterparts, actively engages the entire global cotton supply chain – from fiber…
Ag Sec Vilsack: Complete 2012 Census of Agriculture
…Census of Agriculture will provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with current information to help ensure an abundant, safe, and accessible food supply for all of America. On Monday,…