…grads. A new report finds there’s high demand, at least for the foreseeable future, for college graduates with a degree in agricultural programs. An average of nearly 60,000 high-skilled ag…
2016 Cattle Industry Convention Draws Strong Crowd
…rise and trade remains high priority. It’s a great time to be in the beef business and a part of this great organization.” As president of NCBA, Brunner will lead…
Effects of Drought for Forests and Rangelands
…some regions of the U.S. will become drier and that most will have more extreme variations in precipitation. Even if current drought patterns remained unchanged, warmer temperatures will amplify drought…
Haynet
…blizzard in parts of New Mexico and Texas included high mortality. And in some cases, a loss of available hay or grazing land for feed. But there’s hope, thanks to…
Agri View: China Relations
…with highly productive farms, the United States is a natural trading partner for China, a country with limited per-capita supplies of cropland and water resources. A number of land-abundant countries…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…prices are sky high by Mackensy Lunsford If you find yourself suffering from sticker shock in the grocery aisle, it’s not your imagination. A confluence of factors, environmental and otherwise,…
Nevada Ranch Wins Environmental Stewardship Award
…care. Maggie Creek Ranch is in the business of producing high quality beef while conserving and improving public and private lands. Their goal is to be the best possible stewards…
21 Groundwater Basins Identified as Critically Overdrafted
…in place by January 31, 2020. The SGMA requires all basins designated as high– or medium-priority and subject to critical conditions of overdraft to be managed under a groundwater sustainability…
Robotic Sorting Powered by Color-Sensing Camera
…The reputation of an almond sorting operation is predicated on speed, quality, consistency and productivity. Those companies that consistently produce the highest quality product in the shortest amount of time…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…toxin have been shown to require lower quantities of insecticides in specific situations, e.g. where pest pressure is high. Virus resistance is achieved through the introduction of a gene from…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…industry for investment in high tech,” Nassif said. “We’ve only been open a month, and we already have a number of tenants, more coming in every day, and more people…
Attorney General Harris ‘Green Lights’ Signature Gathering Effort for High-Speed Rail Funds to Water Storage
Supporters of a proposed ballot measure to reallocate funds for Gov. Brown’s high-speed rail project and a prior water bond measure to new water storage projects received the measure’s official…
Agri View: Cheese Flavors
…shipping costs. Cheese is valued for its portability, long life, and high content of fat, protein, calcium, and phosphorus. Cheese is more compact and has a longer shelf life than…
Keeping Pets Safe During Winter
…temperatures. Extreme weather conditions often call for extreme measures to keep roadways and driveways clear. But that could be harmful to our pets if we aren’t careful if it’s not…