…FFA Chapter Alaska The Palmer FFA Chapter Iron Mountain FFA Arkansas DTSOI Springdale FFA Chapter California Ripon Christian FFA Chapter Surprise Valley FFA Chapter Colorado Calhan FFA Chapter Roosevelt FFA…
Petition for New Air Quality Standards Related to Wildfire Smoke
…It’s a 17-page response, it’s excellent, it provides a lot of really useful information and statistics on the hazards of wildfire smoke,” Hornung noted. Listen to the report below. Petition…
WTO Officially Acknowledges Chinese Subsidies Violate Rules
…non-exempt support up to 8.5 percent of the total value of production for a specific product. The panel ruled that Chinese subsidies for producers from 2012 to 2015 were well…
California Producers Win Prestigious Conservation Award
…morning, Chief Lohr and President Van Dyke presented Cumberland County Soil Conservation District (SCD) in Crossville, Tenn., with the 2018 Earth Team Award. The National Conservation District Employees Association (NCDEA) also presented annual awards on Feb….
Students Set to Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership During FFA Week
…encompasses Feb. 22, George Washington’s birthday. This year, the week kicks off on Feb. 16 and culminates on Feb. 23. The National FFA Board of Directors designated the weeklong tradition,…
USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 14 Deadline for Market Facilitation Program
Agricultural producers have until Feb. 14, 2019, to sign up for USDA’s Market Facilitation Program (MFP), launched last year to help producers suffering from damages due to unjustified trade retaliation. Producers can…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…universities to major in an agricultural field. This year’s winners, Jacquelyn Brooks of Tulare, CA and Alexis Cano of Bakersfield, CA, will each receive $2,500 scholarships to be renewed up…
USDA To Host 2018 Farm Bill Implementation Listening Sessions
…South Building located at 14th Street and Independence Ave. S.W. in Washington, D.C. The listening session is open to the public. Participants must register at farmers.gov/farmbill by February 22, 2019, to attend…
Western View: The Moon Trees
…page. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the web at citrusindustry.net. Western View: The Moon Trees About the Author…
USDA to Release Complete Set of Tables for Agricultural Projections to 2028
On Feb. 14, 2019 at 12 p.m. EST, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release the complete set of tables prepared for the upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2028…
Western View: Why So Much For Gasoline?
…just happened, after a big refinery fire in 2015. This is according to research done by UC Berkeley professor Severin Borenstein. He found the mysterious price increase while leading a…
California Students Earn NCF Award Scholarship
…from the National Cattlemen’s Foundation. Emily Andreini and Sarah Klopatic have each received the award, which recognizes superior achievement in academics and leadership. The scholarships were presented Feb. 1, 2019…
NCBA Announces 2019 Policy Priorities
…implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill, enacting a permanent solution to overly restrictive Hours of Service rules for livestock haulers, finalizing a new water rule to replace the 2015 Waters…
WTO Sides with the U.S. on Chinese Agriculture Subsidies
…Representative at the time, Michael Froman alleged that China surpassed the permitted amount for ag subsidies by more than $100 billion in 2015. In the last few years, China has…
