…National Cotton Council’s (NCC) Multi-Commodity Education Program (MCEP). Launched in 2006, the MCEP is coordinated by NCC’s Member Services and local leaders and organizations. The program is supported by The…
Promoting Cotton Among Other Fibers
…in the program’s participating apparel brands, retailers and manufacturers. Bill Norman, Vice President of Technical Services for the National Cotton Council, offers an update on the program and its activities….
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…to monitor vegetation and BLH populations. Sacramento Valley Program personnel will be surveying the Sacramento Valley in June. Results will be included in the next report. Salinas Valley Program personnel…
Weekly Cotton Market Review
Spot cotton quotations averaged 66 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton in the seven…
Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15
…decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs and other agricultural issues. Members serve three-year terms. Nationwide, there are about 7,800 farmers and ranchers serving…
Marketing Funding Key to Sustainability
The Almond Board of California’s sustainability program is focusing on telling their story about the industries water consumption. That wouldn’t be possible without significant funding. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has…
Organizations Confirm Support for Biotech Wheat
…increases, they state, wheat supplies must remain abundant while meeting the highest quality and nutrition standards. Advanced breeding and biotechnology will help protect the continued availability of wheat foods and…
Costa Announces $6.3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
…assistance to water districts and growers to use each precious drop of water even more efficiently. This is not enough. That’s why I am working every day on comprehensive drought…
USDA Announces Funding, Issues Federal Order to Combat PEDv
…pork and pork products from the U.S. For full details of the Federal Order and program requirements, along with a Q&A on this topic, visit the APHIS website at: www.aphis.usda.gov/animal-health/secd…
Almond Board: Sustainability Program Focus
In 2009 the Almond Board of California created a sustainability program full of information and education for everyone in the industry with the emphasis on water consumption. AgNet West’s Taylor…
Modified-Live Virus Vaccines for Cattle
…MLV vaccine program – and their success has been very good. Dawson says MLV vaccines offer reproductive and fetal protection – which ensures cows get bred and stay pregnant. He…
Weekly Broiler Hatchery Report Released
…Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 31, 2014, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in the…
USDA Announces Programs to Conserve Sensitive Land and Help Beginning Farmers
…getting started in agriculture. The Transition Incentives Program is very useful as we work to help new farmers and ranchers get started.” The Conservation Reserve Program provides incentives to producers…
Citrus Meeting to Focus on ACP Spread Prevention
…The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program is continuing its work on preventing the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid, this time with a meeting for growers in San Bernardino….