…laws. The claim Walmart asserts is that the poultry companies engaged in price fixing and trade restraint from 2008 to 2016. The 98-page complaint filed in the US District Court…
Start a Cut Flower Bed in Your Garden
…from weeds. Sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, calendula, and marigold are some of the easiest to start from seeds. Just like your garden veggies, flowers have harvesting guidelines too. Read up on…
Almond Update: Quality & Safety Symposium Covers Entire Supply Chain
…all safety aspects of the almond industry and will include the latest on new practices and technologies like whole genome sequencing and off-ground harvesting. Listen to Birmingham’s full interview. Almond…
Almond Beer Helps Industry Toast To FFA
…in two separate notebooks, unknowing of each other, lead to hundreds of almond industry members toasting to California FFA. That was the scene at Temblor Brewing Company in Bakersfield earlier…
Drones to Light Up State Fair
…families and those who have sensitivities to loud explosions created by traditional fireworks. Pickering noted that in 2015 the California State Fair received national notoriety when it created the Inaugural United…
National FFA’s Washington Leadership Conference Instills Importance of Growth, Leadership, Community Service
…information, visit FFA.org/WLC. The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to 669,989 student members who belong to one of 8,630 local FFA…
Court Strikes 2015 Water Rule
A federal court on Tuesday invalidated the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ 2015 expansion of federal jurisdiction over small and isolated waters. After years of litigation in…
Almond Matters: Industry Works Toward Sustainability Goals
…is really more for our neighbors and that is to reduce dust from harvesting by 50 percent by 2025.” The industry has already made significant strides in the area of…
New Agricultural Video Series to Train the Next Generation Debuts
…May 13 and consists of a total of 26 episodes which will be released on every Monday through November 4 on the UC ANR YouTube page. “The series itself is…
U.S. Beef Gains Full Access to Japan
…and younger. In February 2013, Japan extended access to include beef and beef products from cattle less than 30 months of age. In April 2017, Japan eliminated its age-based BSE…
Cattle Industry’s Beef Quality Assurance Program Develops, Distributes Extensive National Manual
…124-page manual addresses topics such as food safety, animal well-being, worker safety and environmental stewardship. It provides specific information to help producers approach management decisions in a way that acknowledges…
Last Chance to Comment on OTA GRO Organic Initiative
…The concept of a federally mandated organic check-off program was initially proposed by OTA in 2015. USDA had officially proposed a nationwide organic check-off program back in 2017, but the…
Additional Funding Available for Two Air Quality Incentive Programs
…low-dust harvesting equipment must be able to demonstrate a reduction of at least 40 percent of particulate matter emissions to be eligible for incentive funding. Those already receiving funding from…
Almond Matters: Prepping for Navel Orangeworm Management
…sure you get those mummy nuts out of there,” Lopez noted. “The other thing that goes with it, in terms of physical activity, is harvesting early where you can. So,…
