…showing how the sharing of agricultural information doesn’t have to involve a lot of high tech skills and equipment. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open or download audio report….
USDA Value Added Producer Grants
Biobased projects and tribal entities are among the recipients in the latest round of USDA Value Added Producer Grants. Rod Bain reports. Click to open or download audio report….
Signal Word Change for Vulcan Insecticide
…now positions Vulcan in the lowest category of EPA toxicity ratings for agricultural crop inputs. For the full interview with Descary, click here. For more information about Vulcan, visit http://www.manainc.com/products/vulcan/….
Vulcan Receives Reduced Signal Word
…a North American wholly owned affiliate of Makhteshim Agan Industries Ltd (MAI). Additional information about MANA can be found online at www.manainc.com. About Makhteshim Agan Makhteshim Agan Industries Ltd helps…
Ag Data Conference Commitments
…date on the Open Data Ag Conference happening this week in Washington D.C. Gary Crawford tells us it ended with some friendly commitments. Click to open or download audio report….
Ruling May Change California Raisin Marketing
Are changes in store for the California raisin industry after a court ruling against the California Raisin Marketing Board? Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. A…
Some Nations Against Information Sharing
Even in this information age, some nations are still reluctant to share even the most basic agricultural information about production and stocks. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download…
Information Key in Dealing with Climate Change
Improved, long-term information can help ag producers, and their crops and livestock, adapt to climatic changes. Rod Bain has the story. Click to open or download audio report….
Agreement in CFBF Lawsuit against Caltrans
There is a lawsuit agreement between the California Farm Bureau Federation and CalTrans. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report. There’s a settlement in the case…
Growers Tell Lawmakers about Labor Shortages
A group of prominent specialty crop producers talked to lawmakers this week about the urgent need for immigration reform. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. Speaking…
G8 Nations to Share Agriculture Data
…D.C., the G8 nations will be committing to share their agricultural data with the world and go one step further. Gary Crawford explains. Click to open or download audio report….
USDA, Dairy Agreement to Help Environment
…Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. The Memorandum of Understanding is an agreement between the USDA and dairy producers, first signed in Copenhagen, Demark in 2009. The…
New App to Report Invasive Pests
…app is released in conjunction with national Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Species Awareness Month. The CDFA says growers and the public can play an important role in protecting California…
Ross to Speak at Workshop on Farm Bill
It’s a chance for farmers, ranchers and others in the ag industry to learn more about the Farm Bill. Sabrina Hill has details. Click to open or download audio report….