The U.S. Forest Service today released a new report, Effects of Drought on Forests and Rangelands in the United States: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis, that provides a national assessment of…
Agri View: China Relations
…export agricultural products to China, but the United States is the top supplier of China’s growing menu of agricultural imports, with a 24-percent share during 2012-13. The United States is…
Simple Procedure Aids Theft Investigations
…will be on file anywhere in the United States,” Calkins says. “Driver’s licenses can be forged. Stolen plates can be put on trucks. While the video or photos can help…
Snowpack: What a Difference a Year Makes
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released it’s latest water and climate update which shows a a big difference in snowpack totals from a year ago. Courtesy: USDA USDA…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…website of Uncle Matt’s Organic orange juice, once a tree is infected, there is no cure. It’s already devastated millions of acres of citrus crops throughout the United States and…
The Western View: Rain
In this week’s Western View, Len Wilcox shares his experiences from the last few rain storms. The Western View: Rain My daughter called me the other day, she was very…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…crop production and yield by county for the entire United States by using NASS data. • Popular Choice Award recipient: VAIS, submitted by Ken Moini of Thallo Tech in Nashville,…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…GM foods have been evaluated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and WHO. No allergic effects have been found relative to GM foods currently on…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…a new effort on the part of the agriculture industry to attract technology companies to the Salinas Valley. Last month, the Western Growers Association — a trade association representing local…
National Peanut Butter Day
…product labeled “peanut butter” in the United States must be at least 90 percent peanuts. Women and children prefer creamy peanut butter – while most men for the chunky variety….
Favorable Western Snow-pack Build Up Continues
Moderate storms this week will add to the snow-pack totals along the Pacific Coast states. Rod Bain reports. Favorable Western Snow-pack Build Up Continues Good news is expected for the…
Friends of the California State Fair Offer Students Money
…the California Exposition & State Fair and the California State Fair Agricultural Advisory Council. Major yearly contributors to the fund include Ironstone Concours d’Elegance Foundation, Blue Diamond Growers, Western Fairs…
Agri View: Pork Exports Up
…food is collectively known as washoku. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) registered washoku on its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013. This…
President Vetoes Resolution of Disapproval of WOTUS
After bi-partisan passage in both chambers of Congress, President Obama vetoed Senate Joint Resolution 22, disapproval of the EPA’s “waters of the United States” rule. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President…