…Process: Focused on education and smaller owner-operators, this farmers.gov H-2A Phase I release includes an H-2A Visa Program page and interactive checklist tool, with application requirements, fees, forms, and a…
New Report Highlights the Scale of Industry Concentration in Agriculture
…grew their market share from 33 percent to 70 percent between 1976 and 2015. The beef market has experienced the largest industry concentration in the past four decades. The largest…
California Citrus Growers Face Existential Threat in HLB
…psyllid (ACP), has found its way to California: In 2012, HLB was found in Hacienda Heights. In 2015, HLB was found in San Gabriel. Individual counties across Southern California have…
Program to Promote Pollinator Health Hits Milestone
The National Pollinator Garden Network (NPGN) was originally founded by nine organizations including the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA). In June 2015 the NPGN launched the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge (MPGC) and just recently…
Second Verdict Against Roundup Weed Killer Issued
…The case revolves around 70-year old Edwin Hardeman, who learned that he had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma back in 2015 and had been using Roundup on his property for nearly 30 years. …
Another Online Tool for Pest and Disease Management
…has launched a new webpage that can help growers with frequently asked questions about common pests and diseases. The new page is comparative to a scaled-down version of the University…
Blue Card Bill ‘A Step In A Direction’
…and AFBF have not been on the same page when it comes to immigration labor reform. The recently debated and failed bill from Republican Bob Goodlatte, which was supported by AFBF,…
Western View: The Story of Shorty Harris
…on the Mojave is the Panamint valley, just west of Death Valley. The town is petty much gone to dust now, and perhaps the best mark Ballarat made is, it’s…
Researching Soil Health Using Cover Crops
…the report below. Researching Soil Health Using Cover Crops Image by David Mark from Pixabay About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Fungicide…
FFA Chapters Use Innovative Microsoft Solution to Delve Deeper Into Agriculture
…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…
USDA and FDA Announce a Formal Agreement to Regulate Cell-Cultured Food Products from Cell Lines of Livestock and Poultry
…accurately labeled. “Consumers trust the USDA mark of inspection to ensure safe, wholesome and accurately labeled products,” said USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears. “We look forward…
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…
Almond Matters: Value and Quality of Drone Monitoring Continues to Increase
…like color mapping,” said Owner of All Drone Solutions Mark Hull. “I consider that a simple but yet probably underused method, for at least drone service.” Drone monitoring can help…
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…
