…high input costs and sticky prices. “Our markets are subject to the trends of the general economy, and increasingly, the global economy as well,” Paggi said, adding that conference “participants…
Corn for Fuel or Food?
…in exchange for livestock feed. Ranchers are hurting due to the shortage of corn due to drought, which is creating high feed costs. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Walnut Twig Beetle Trapping Guidelines
…$500 billion, the stakes are high for containing thousand cankers disease if it is introduced into key timber-producing states like Indiana and Missouri. The study team is also using the…
AF36 Approved for Pistachios
…pistachios statewide, and cotton in the Imperial Valley. Besides California, the safe isolate has been used in corn, peanuts, and corn—-where historically high levels of aflatoxin have limited the sale…
FAACT Leadership Development Program
…is Friday, July 27. The FAACT Leadership Development Program provides community leaders with a comprehensive eight-month program highlighting specific issue areas in agriculture. Both agricultural and non-agricultural, community-minded people are…
USDA’s MyPlate Celebrates First Anniversary
…local officials, educators, and students to highlight the first anniversary of the MyPlate food icon and announced a month of nutrition events and promotions to mark the occasion. In June…
Update Your Heat Illness Prevention Program
…high-heat rules that were effective November 2010. The new high-heat rules apply to employers in five industries including agriculture and agricultural transportation and delivery. Make sure your company’s heat illness…
USDA Provides Funding
…Examples of specific projects include, among others, a nationwide survey of honey bee pests and diseases, the monitoring of high-risk international and domestic pathways for invasive species, applied research to…
High Profile Ag Labor Bills Pass Committee
News story provided by California Grape and Tree Fruit League, Fresno. Assembly Bill 2346, introduced by Betsy Butler (D-El Segundo) and Assembly Bill 1544, introduced by V. Manuel Perez (D-Coachella)…
