Cinch Munson, Director of Agriculture Business Development for the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) talks with AgNet West’s Sabrina Hill about programs that can help ag operations save money…
Citrus Strong – Citrus Mutual – Citrus Matters
…is brought to you by California Citrus Mutual, with programming assistance provided by the Citrus Research Board. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. Click here to view the Citrus Showcase schedule….
Growers Can Help Protect Bee Health
Becky Langer, Director of the Bayer Bee Care Program, talks with Sabrina Hill about bee health and how growers can help protect bees. Becky Langer – Bayer Bee Care Program…
What ‘Potential to Discharge’ Means to You
…forms to growers in parts of the state to survey what land owners are practicing in the field. San Joaquin County Resource Conservation Coalition Program Manager Mike Wackman says one…
USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC Programs
…today that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss…
DuPont Pioneer Enhances Grower Service and Support
…program. With the recent Chinese import approval of the Agrisure Viptera® trait, Pioneer will expand the U.S. lineup of Optimum® Leptra™ corn hybrids in 2015 and growers who use these…
Assembly Member Gray Announces Joint Committee Hearings on Rail
…Merced and implementing the improvements needed between Stockton and San Jose to increase service to 10 daily round trips. This expansion program is expected to need about $715 million in…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…participants design and carry out a special project, which is presented at the Almond Industry Conference in December, their final event of the program. Since the Almond Leadership Program was…
Export Training Course Comes to CDFA
…program. “We’ve seen success with this program and it has been very useful for our company.” Participants in a recent CalAgX Training The 2015 California Agricultural Export Training (CalAgX) Program…
Final results announced for 2014-15 California State Employees Food Drive
…Donation Total (non-rice) – Department of Education with $19,877 in donations! Highest Rice Donation Total – California Environmental Protection Agency with $6,852 in donations for the Rice Program! Congratulations to…
Mailers Asking for Irrigation Information
Mailers from area coalitions went out across the state recently to gather information in regard to the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. Mailers Asking for Irrigation Information State water coalitions say…
CDFA Announces Public Meeting
(From CDFA) CDFA Announces March 4 Public Meeting to Discuss Research Phase of New Dairy Digester Research and Development Program The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is developing…
Organizations Respond to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report
…pattern. NCBA Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Scientist Dr. Shalene McNeill says the recommendation that a healthy dietary pattern should be lower in red meat is inconsistent with scientific evidence. The…
USDA Video: USDA Market News, 100 Years: the Trusted Source – Then, Now & Always
This seven-minute film gives an overview of USDA’s Market News program, with visits to Produce Wholesale markets, a livestock auction and the Chicago Board of Trade….