The protection of honey bee health is important for the future of agriculture. There are some things growers can do to help keep pollinators healthy. Click to open or download…
Crop Report to be Released Friday
Just what kind of information will be in Friday’s long awaited USDA crop production report? Gary Crawford has the answer. Click to open or download audio report….
Research into Deadly Pig Virus
Researchers continue to try to find out more about a deadly virus that’s killing piglets in 17 states. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download audio report….
Vote to Keep Farm and Nutrition Policies Separate
…letter urging House and Senate farm bill conferees to keep farm policy and nutrition policy separate in the future. Julie McPeake has more. Click to open or download audio report….
New Meat Regulations and Food Safety
The U.S. has changed its meat import regulations, but will the new regulations affect our food safety? Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. USDA has issued…
No Immigration Reform Vote Planned for 2013
House Republican leadership does not plan to hold a vote on immigration reform legislation before the end of the year. Julie McPeake reports. Click to open or download audio report….
CDFA to Discuss Groundwater Supply Issues
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will focus on groundwater supply issues at its upcoming meeting tomorrow in Sacramento. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio…
Funding for Conservation Programs
Some USDA conservation programs are currently accepting applications for funding, while funding for others expired due to the Farm Bill expiration. Rod Bain has more. Click to open or download…
BSE Import Regulation Changes
…U.S. bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) import regulations with international standards. The rule will take effect in about 90 days. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open or download audio report….
CDFA To Discuss Groundwater Supply Challenges
…10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 ‘N’ Street – Main Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 95814. “Groundwater plays a critical role in California’s water…
Almond Board: Big Giveaway at Almond Conference
…will win a 2014 Polaris Ranger 400. Listen to the above report for his full comments. To register for the Almond Conference, visit almondconference.com. For the Almond Board, click here….
The Truth about Bats
As trick-or-treaters prepare for Halloween, should they really be afraid of bats? Susan Carter has the answer. Click to open or download audio report….
Serenade by Bayer
…Advisors conference, AgNet West Farm News Director Sabrina Hill stopped by the Bayer CropScience booth and talked with Nevada Smith about Bayer’s Serenade. Click to open or download audio report….
Farm Bill Conferees Meet
…conferees prepare for their next meeting to hammer out a compromise farm bill. Gary Crawford reports on what happened at the first meeting. Click to open or download audio report….