…other big businesses and investors. “Agriculture has, and should have, Silicon Valley’s attention,” UC President Janet Napolitano said during her keynote address to attendees. Napolitano interviewed by AgNet West’s Taylor…
Western View: Is Global Warming Real?
…be a problem after all. Writing a blog post for Forbes Magazine, James Taylor, who is president of a right-wing political foundation, debunks some of the prime evidence used to…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…his institutional knowledge in this area to good use repeatedly on behalf of our members over his many years of service. Friend of Farm Bureau Award Patrick Taylor and Paul…
Idaho Researcher: Farmers Benefit from Drought
A researcher at the University of Idaho says farmers can benefit from droughts. Garth Taylor says droughts can be harsh on the farmers who are directly impacted, but as a…
Reflections of a Farm Broadcaster
…been graciously available as a spokesman on our broadcasts too, working with our AgNet West Radio Network team of Sabrina Hill and Taylor Hillman as they produce the daily radio…
Cotton Council International Elects 2017 Officers
…Craig A. Heinrich, Lubbock, Texas; Richard Kelley, Burlison, Tenn.; Taylor Slade, Williamston, N.C.; and Gregory C. (Greg) Wuertz, Casa Grande, Ariz.; GINNER – Kent D. Fountain, Surrency, Ga.; MERCHANTS –…
Almond Matters: February Means Bloom Time
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent USA Corporation, February means almond bloom. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman talked with Valent USA’s Pat Clay a few weeks ago about…
Almond Board: Waycott on State of the Industry
At the 2016 Almond Conference, Almond Board President and CEO Richard Waycott gave the state of the industry address. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman talked with Waycott about the state of…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept more than 504,000 acres that were offered by producers during…
Beginning Farmers Learn from California
…Katie Jantzen, Nebraska Christy Ottinger, Maryland De’Quinton Robertson, Iowa Eric Robert Sannerud, Minnesota Amanda Schaub, Montana Ariana Taylor-Stanley, Washington Josh Stolzenburg, Wisconsin Zach Teske, Kansas Daniel Waldvogle, Colorado The BFI…
USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will offer a new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands practice specifically tailored…
Extension Educators Receive National Honors
…Karnita Golson-Garner, Alabama A&M University North Central Region Award – Nozella L. Brown, Kansas State University Northeast Region Award – Richard W. Taylor, University of Delaware Southern Region Award –…
Promoting the Taste of America in India
Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Alexis Taylor and Consul General Tom Vajda for the U.S. Consulate General Mumbai kickoff the Taste of America celebration at the…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…Taylor “USDA is committed to building opportunities for women to grow, learn from one another and lead within their industries,” said Taylor. “Women in agriculture have a powerful story to…