…category is up an astonishing 37.2%. Air fryers? U.S. Department of Agriculture data also confirm the “hot” demand. According to the most recent Cold Storage Reports, there was a 29% reduction…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 02-01-21
…driving drone interest and data cleanup, and the potential changes coming to ag burning regulations in the San Joaquin Valley. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes,…
Drone Camp Receives Increased Interest Amidst COVID Restrictions
…come from data processing and analysis. “It is the important part because that’s what converts the data into actionable information,” Lyons explained. The online version of the drone camp in…
AFBF Suggests Methodology Improvements for NASS Reports
…NASS reports and suggests updates to increase accuracy and transparency. The AFBF USDA-NASS Working Group Report details key areas where survey collection and data reporting could be improved. “While NASS…
Time is Running Out for Further Ag Order 4.0 Revisions
…a nitrogen application per crop, that’s so many different data points that have to be captured not only by the grower but then reported. And how is the regional water…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 01-18-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering researchers working on worm-like robots to collect soil data,…
FCC Report Highlights Value of Broadband to Ag Productivity
…the FCC’s Office of Economics and Analytics shows that the proliferation of broadband access has had a positive impact on crop yields and other farm production metrics. Using FCC data…
DPR Continues to Look at Potential Action on Soil Fumigants
…don’t have actual data to prove that there’s a problem occurring in any individual county, the permit condition is actually the wrong method to use.” The issue of soil fumigant…
Michael Regan Nominated as The Next Leader of EPA
…data were guiding decisions,” said NPPC President Howard “AV” Roth. “We hope those same qualities will be carried over to his leadership at EPA. We look forward to working with…
BeeWhere Program Receiving Important Industry Support
…provides more data points to help improve how it functions. Information that is provided to BeeWhere is kept confidential. Applicators can look on the program to see if there are…
California Citrus Mutual Encourages Participation in H-2A Survey
California Citrus Mutual (CCM) is encouraging industry participation in their brief labor survey. The data that is collected through the survey will be used in advocacy efforts on the state…
DWR Encourages More Climate Change Collaboration
…data, tools, and other guidance for watershed-based climate vulnerability and adaptation analyses is one of the key points in the plan. DWR notes it could help address this need through…
New Report Details Findings of Ag Labor Investigations
…investigations and employment data to inform investigators about which employers are most likely to violate employment laws,” said Zachariah Rutledge, a post-doctoral researcher at Arizona State University and one of…
Low Initial Water Allocation Released for State Water Project Again
…is based on disappointing data coming from DWR’s eight precipitation stations in Northern California. Rainfall totals for October were a record low at zero percent of the average. November fared…