Almond Conference registration will be opening next week. The event returns to the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Sacramento, December 5-7. Senior Specialist of Industry Relations for the…
Canadian Import Requirements for Romaine Returning This Fall
…in effect from September 28 to December 20. Canadian officials have been enacting additional requirements on romaine lettuce in the Fall since 2019. Similar to last year’s requirements, romaine lettuce…
Almond Update: ‘Connecting the Dots’ at This Year’s Almond Conference
…December 5-7. Senior Specialist of Industry Relations for the Almond Board of California (ABC), Rebecca Bailey said the theme for this year is ‘Connecting the Dots.’ “While this conference is…
USDA to Purchase 30 Million Pounds of Almonds
…pounds of almonds will be secured by USDA. Deliveries are scheduled to begin on August 15 and conclude on December 31. Bettencourt noted that the acquisition serves as recognition that…
Water Board Authorizes More Than a Million Acre-Feet of Groundwater Recharge
Groundwater recharge efforts have been significantly bolstered by multiple storm systems beginning last December. As a result, the State Water Resources Control Board has authorized the diversion of 1.2 million…
McKalip Discusses Specialty Crops, GMO Corn, Dairy Trade at Summit
…with Canada to address its updated dairy TRQ allocation measures. In December of that year, the US again requested consultations with Canada after finding “additional areas of deep concern” with…
USDA Investment in Rural Renewable Energy
…to help Navajo Power Homes to install stand-alone solar photovoltaic systems with battery storage capacity in up to 100 homes in the Former Bennet Freeze Area in Northeast Arizona. This…
California Represented in Netherlands Trade Mission
…and Angola in December. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Fungicide Resistance Management Minute April 3, 2024 Fungicide Resistance Management Minute March…
Senate Passes Congressional Review of WOTUS, Biden Expected to Veto
…Jacky Rosen of Nevada, and independent Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, introduced the resolution in February. In December 2022, the Biden Administration…
Recent Storms Help to Double SWP Allocation
…water users. “California continues to experience weather whiplash, going from extreme drought to at least 19 atmospheric rivers since late December. It really demonstrates that in times of plenty, we…
Farm Operations Support Act Aims to Suspend H-2A Wage Increases
…Operations Support Act to address increasing wages for the H-2A program. The legislation would set the AEWR to the December 2022 level for the remainder of the year. For the…
Almond Matters: Warmer Storms Heighten Disease Risk
…cold weather. Field Market Development Specialist with Valent U.S.A., Todd Burkdoll said some growers in the north have been reporting freeze damage. With temperatures now on the rise, it heightens…
Current Snowpack Rivals Largest on Record in California
…precipitation that California has received in the recent days, combined with the nine atmospheric rivers during December and January have really helped ease some of those drought impacts in different…
Price of Chicken Wings Easing in Time for the Big Games
…The average wholesale price in December 2022 was 89 cents per pound, down more than $2.50 per pound from the 2021 peak. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours…