A combination of population growth, increasing environmental demands and climate change poses long-term questions for water availability, particularly in the western U.S. Speakers at a workshop at the American Farm…
Weekly Water and Climate Update
…conditions in the western U.S., and features a national drought summary. For the 2015 Water Year that began on October 1, 2014, the largest snowpack deficits (red areas) are in…
Western View: The Bakersfield Sound
…contribution to music. It’s the sausage gravy on biscuits in the morning – life just wouldn’t be right if it wasn’t there. I’m Len Wilcox, and that’s the Western View…
FSA County Committee Election Results
…Dale are invaluable contributors to the County Committee and its process. Congratulations to New Electee Guy Allard. Guy was elected to represent farmers from LAA #3 which covers the Western…
USDA Observes Kick Off of the International Year of Soils
…soil. The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), working within the framework of the Global Soil Partnership, spearheaded the adoption of a resolution by the UN General Assembly designating…
Western View: Your Phone is Your Partner
…Newsday podcast. It’s going to be a busy year, checking all these things out. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the western view from AgNet West. Theres an App for that…
Medfly Infestation Triggers Quarantine In Riverside County
…and nine larvae were detected between December 10 and 30th. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture…
Pacific Region Poultry Report
…and 2,350 in November 2013. United States egg production totaled 8.31 billion during November 2014, up 3 percent from last year. Production included 7.26 billion table eggs, and 1.06 billion…
Western View: UC Pheromone Study
Len Wilcox tells us about a University of California pheromone study and its uses for fighting agricultural pests. UC Pheromone Study Hear the Western View every Wednesday during Farm City…
New Members Appointed to National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
…are: Dr. Michael Crupain, Consumer Product Safety and Sustainability; George Wilson, Wilson & Associates, LLC; Dr. Tanya Roberts, Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention; Kurt Brandt, United Food and…
Census of Horticulture Arriving in Mailboxes this Winter
…the producers of those cherished holiday traditions. NASS is conducting the 2014 Census of Horticultural Specialties to gather detailed information on horticultural production and sales across the United States. “The…
Western View: Packed in China?
Len Wilcox tells us why food safety advocates are mortified at the thought. Western View- Packed in China Last year, the US Department of Agriculture opened the door to allow…
USDA to Gauge Farmland Ownership and Farm Economics
…ownership, demographics about farm operators and landlords, and improvements made to farmland and buildings, among other characteristics. More than 80,000 farmland owners and producers across the United States will receive…
State Wheat Production May Jump in 2015
…livestock feed. With less silage being grown in the San Joaquin Valley due to water shortages and high demand from dairies and other livestock operations, Grunsky said he saw more…