…year’s water outlook should have our industry optimistic, reality says something much different. The implications of the governmental-imposed drought continue with a vengeance. How, with reservoirs at their brim, flood…
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board Members Appointed
…stakeholders. For information on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, please contact Whitney A. Rick by phone at (202) 720-6961 or e-mail at Whitney.Rick@ams.usda.gov. National Dairy Promotion & Research…
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
…Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Agriculture; Jamie Clover Adams, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; and farmers Bill Brim from Georgia, Carlos Castaneda from California…
Western View: Owens Valley Lessons
…Owens River Valley. The mountain views are breath-taking; sunrise on Mount Whitney is a spectacular event, not to be missed. This is the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states…
Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture
…of cotton fiber per day. In 1793, Eli Whitney built a machine consisting of a row of close-set wheels with saw-like teeth around their perimeters. The wheels protruded through narrow…
FFA Jackets Awarded to Students by County Farm Bureau
…Whitney FFA Rhiannon Conrad, Mt. Whitney FFA Valerie Diaz, Mt. Whitney FFA Anne Dykstra, El Diamante FFA Edlin Gonzalez, Woodlake FFA Trinity Hernandez, Woodlake FFA Tessa Johnson,Mt. Whitney FFA Cesar…
Beet Curly Top Virus Monthly Report
…of Mount Whitney were eliminated from treatment maps due to undeveloped BLH host plants. BLH population surveys and host plant surveys took place in the Five Points area. Disking has…
Smithsonian Exhibit Showcases Agriculture
Patent model of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is taking visitors back in time. Today Cathy Isom tells us about the exhibit showcasing decades…
Meeting on California Water Situation
…California Department of Water Resources, Randy Record, Chair of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA); Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition; Chris White, Central California Irrigation District; Victoria Whitney,…
Growers Tell Lawmakers about Labor Shortages
…Farmer Bill Brim of Georgia said that without this labor, the U.S. will lose its specialty crops to other countries, where workers are available. Grower Sarah Frey-Talley of Illinois told…
United Fresh Nominations for Board Officers
…new members of the United Fresh Board for a two-year term beginning May 2013: William L. (Bill) Brim, President, Lewis Taylor Farms, Inc., Tifton, GA, has more than 30 years…