…Cornucopia Institute. Opponents of Ibach’s statements believe that the current organic standards prohibiting the use of genetic engineering (GE) and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are central pillars of the overall…
Almond Matters: Working Toward Better Dust Control
…$33 roughly an acre for a span of three years,” Bayer noted. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District also recently started a program of its own to promote…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 07-30-19
…including latin America and Southeast Asia and another Voices of the Valley episode with an organic farmer from Australia. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features…
Multiple Funding Sources Focused on Addressing Nutria Population
…Control Act of 2003 to direct $7 million in funding to be used for California’s nutria eradication program. The bill was co-sponsored by three other Central Valley representatives, Jim Costa,…
Prune Market Presents Challenges for Growers This Year
…markets have played a central role in what packers are looking for this year. “It appears that if growers have a lot of small, medium sized fruit, they’re not going…
Wine Origins Alliance Shifts Focus to Include Tariff Barriers
…County Vintners, Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, and Napa Valley Vintners (NVV). As trade markets have become somewhat turbulent for wine in recent years, WOA has broadened its scope of…
NVV Further Sustainability Efforts with Porto Protocol Commitment
Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) has become the first North American wine trade association to join the effort of the Porto Protocol. Established by Adrian Bridge of Taylor’s Port, the Porto…
CAWG Foundation Awards Student Scholarships
…California wine industry leader who helped establish the Central Coast as a leading winegrape growing region. The scholarship invests in the future of Central Coast students who plan to study…
DOL Moves to Make H-2A User-Friendly
Mexican-American farm workers are hoeing between rows of potatoes on this large Central California farm. Credit: Richard Thornton / Shutterstock.com The H-2A program seems to be getting a revamp finally….
Pushing for USMCA Ratification: ‘California Farmers, Let Your Voice Be Heard’
…Valley to highlight the benefits of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and urged the agricultural industry to encourage their representatives to ratify the agreement. Hundreds gathered at Doug and Julie…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-12-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to the Central Valley…
The Western View: Buffalo Bill Center Covers the West
…helped found the town name for him, back in 1896. Cody lies in a valley, at the end of a gorge carved through the Absaroka mountains by the Shoshone River. …
California Rice Headed to China for First Time Ever
…Valley Rice and a private Chinese importer, which was facilitated by the agricultural trade promotion program. Sun Valley Rice CEO Ken LaGrande indicated in a prepared statement that their patience…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 07-09-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering details on Vice President Mike Pence visiting the Central…