…produce heavy top growth that will be more subject to winter frost damage. We’ll have more tips for your fall gardening transition coming up on tomorrow’s program. I’m Cathy Isom……
USDA Announces 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…sessions with agricultural industry leaders. USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson will present the 2019 Economic Outlook for Agriculture. Future Leaders in Agriculture Program The USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture Program…
China-owned Smithfield Foods Eligible for U.S. Trade Relief
…Virginia-based, but China-owned, pork company can apply for federal money under a program created this summer. JBS of Brazil is also eligible to apply. The Department of Agriculture announced the…
HLB Detections Nearing 1,000, Priorities Refocused
…trees in Garden Grove and Anaheim,” said Interim Citrus Program Director with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Victoria Hornbaker. “A lot of what we’re finding is in response…
New BeeWhere Program to Provide Better Protection of Bee Hives
The BeeWhere program unveiled at the California Association of Pest Control Advisers (CAPCA) conference is designed to promote bee health and safety by encouraging communication between beekeepers and pesticide applicators….
Benefits of FARMER Program Highlighted at Fresno Event
The end results of the FARMER program were put on full display for several assembly members, industry group leaders and members of the media at a recent event held in…
Agri View: BFTP-The Development of Agritourism
…deal about this being a threat to our migrant labor force. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner… (NOTE: The workshop mentioned in this program is no longer available.)…
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…Employees will be offered relocation assistance and will receive the same base pay as before, and the locality pay for the new location. For those who are interested, USDA is…
Beagle Brigade Helping Protect Homeland Pork
…American agriculture. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine program and the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) use detector dog teams,…
USDA Announces Pink Bollworm Eradication Significantly Saving Cotton Farmers in Yearly Control Costs
…Secretary Perdue. “Cotton growers were critical to this success, banding together to carry out a coordinated, multi-state program and shouldering 80 percent of the program’s cost. The coordinated effort demonstrates…
Almond Update: Almond Achievement Award Nominations Needed
…California’s Global Communications Program Coordinator Ashley Knoblauch talks with AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman about how to nominate someone for the award. Hear what the guidelines are. You can get more…
California is a National Leader in Agricultural Conservation Investment
Texas is the only other state to have spent more on conservation investment through USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the fiscal year 2018. California spent more than $100…
U.S. Now has 6.5 Million Acres of Organic Certified Land
…U.S. farms certified as compliant with the USDA National Organic Program standards for organic row crop production. The total represents three percent increase from 2017, or 460 new operations across…
Drawbacks of Planting Fast-Growing Trees
Cottonwood Tree In yesterday’s program, Cathy Isom gave us the advantages of fast-growing trees being planted. Today, Cathy discusses the drawbacks of planting fast-growing trees. That’s coming up on This…