…recapped the progress made and the challenges endured over the year. He focused on topics including labor, water, wildfire damage, COVID-19, legislation, climate change, and more. Johansson said moving forward…
Farm Bureau Stepping Up in Dean Foods Legal Proceedings
…anything farmers have ever experienced. These Letters have put Producers who are already at the brink in an impossible position – either pay the amounts demanded or incur the cost…
Air Quality Mandates Putting a Squeeze on Agricultural Producers
…“We did it with yard trucks when we could get funding from two different programs to stack on top in order to overcome that big cost differential … the ag…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 11-26-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s Thanksgiving Day shows has holiday reports regarding the average cost of a Thanksgiving meal and…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 11-26-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s Thanksgiving Day show has holiday reports including the average cost of a Thanksgiving meal and…
Thanksgiving Meal Cost Down Four Percent from 2019
…2020, the survey indicated a cost of $46.90 or less to feed 10 people. The cost breaks down to less than $5 per person. “The average cost of this year’s…
New Western Growers Partnership Looks to Accelerate Agtech Innovation
…on a large scale will de-risk and drive down the cost of automation for our local growers.” The partnership to help expedite agtech innovation takes a global approach to issues…
Plans to Raise Shasta Dam Get Finalized by Trump Administration
…Raising Shasta Dam is one of the smartest and most cost-effective opportunities we have before us,” Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Commissioner Brenda Burman said in a news release. “Shasta Dam…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 11-23-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including leaders focusing on agricultural labor during an administration transition,…
Agriculture Labor Keeping Leaders Engaged During Administration Transition
…some running room on immigration and ag labor to make another run on this.” Listen to the radio report with Puglia’s full comments. Agriculture Labor Keeping Leaders Engaged During Administration…
Growing Kumquats, a Popular and Beautiful Mini Fruit
…little labor and love it can be done. Plant in full sunshine in loamy, well-draining soil. These plants can’t handle clay soil. Make sure the soil stays moist for the…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 11-23-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including leaders focusing on agricultural labor during an administration transition,…
Disappointing Table Olive Harvest Highlights Deeper Industry Issues
…increasing labor costs, growers are switching to more profitable crops, making the domestic market significantly less competitive and far more expensive compared to other global olive growing regions,” the company…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Biological Delivering Targeted Ant Bait Sustainably
…are expensive and labor-intensive. In this episode, Hoddle talks about his team’s development of an ant bait delivered in a biodegradable hydrogel capsule made out of seaweed. Tests have been…