…hulls can hit the seas. “Right now, we are looking at market access issues,” Van Meter says. “There’s things like sanitary and phytosanitary issues that need to be addressed. As…
Western View: Growing Hemp, Yes or No?
…so close together it tends to choke out weeds. There are some big issues with Hemp. First is, at present there isn’t a big market for it. After all, it…
2018 Farm Bill Discussions
…policy.” The farm bill is omnibus multi-year legislation for major food and farm programs, covering such issues as research, conservation, nutrition, commodities and rural development. The current farm bill will…
Farm/Food Groups Urging Passage of Biotech Food Labeling Legislation
…of biotech food labeling was “one of the most significant issues that the agriculture and food industry has faced in recent years,” and urged the leaders to take up the…
Knowing Salt Levels in Water and Soil
As the drought continues, monitoring salt levels in your water and in the soil moisture is important to avoid salinity issues. San Luis Obispo Cooperative Extension County Director Mary Bianchi…
Climate Smart Israel – Visiting the ‘Financial Innovations Lab’
…Secretary Ross at the Financial Innovations Lab at the Milken Innovation Center in Israel. State Board of Food and Agriculture president Craig McNamara is at the far left. As our…
Farming from the Heart- Cal Poly Student’s Forestry Insight
…be a burn in California, which damages the industry. She says that although large and uncontrolled fires are detremental, there are environmental and financial advantages to doing controlled burns. Tori…
Agri View: Farm Trends
…of confusion here–among thousands of other wildly confusing financial things that farmers have to deal with regularly—is the varying ways in which farmers and organizations like the USDA actually describe…
U.S. EPA Fines Fresno Pesticide Distributor for Failure to Properly Label High-Risk Pesticide
…pay $34,320 in civil penalties, and has corrected all the identified compliance issues. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation inspected the facility in October 2013. Based on evidence collected during…
ASTA New Leadership to Guide Future of Seed Industry
…to have efficient internal operations to ensure the association is prepared to address whatever issues or threats emerge in the future. He stressed that one of the most pressing issues…
Climate Smart Israel – the Negev Desert
…Research Institute was established specifically to address dry land issues and how to make the desert suitable for humans to live in. The Negev represents 60 percent of Israel’s land…
FAA Rules Clear Runway for Small Drones
…the control station and the UAS. Although the new rule does not specifically deal with privacy issues in the use of drones, and the FAA does not regulate how UAS…
SWEEP Funding
…million will be available for competitive grant funding to provide financial assistance to implement irrigation systems that reduce greenhouse gases and save water at California agricultural operations. This project is…
Agri View: Troubled Ocean Waters
Everett Griner talks about more problems for our ocean waters than over-fishing in today’s Agri View. Troubled Ocean Waters From: Pollution Issues Ocean Dumping Ocean disposal of society’s waste got…