…quality improvements from regulatory actions. The grants were awarded to Clark University of Massachusetts, Ney Jersey’s Dartmouth College, The University of Connecticut, North Carolina State University, Michigan State University and…
Ag Confidence Continues to Decline
Farmers surveyed logged the lowest score in the seven-year history of the DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index. (DTN graphic by Nick Scalise) The recent Ag Confidence Index compiled by…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…and HLB and what they are willing to do to slow down infestation,” said Nick Hill, a Tulare County citrus grower and chairman of the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
…grapes. The collaborative strategies used by the EGVM eradication project will be a model for addressing future pest incursions.” Clark Napa County Agricultural Commissioner Greg Clark added, “Over the past…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
…and research leaders. Hill “Huanglongbing is the biggest threat the California citrus industry has ever faced,” said Nick Hill, chairman of the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program and San…
Technology, Innovation and Food Waste
…Clark Imperfect; Lynne Figone, Ag Against Hunger; and Robert Gore, The Gualco Group, Inc. “Food waste is an important topic, because in finding solutions to the issue we can help…
Agri View: Drone On
…to save water and resources, and to get a bird’s-eye view of their crops. Videographer: Patrick Gilmore Producers: David Ehrenberg and Patrick Gilmore Senior Producer: Jeff Hertrick Editor: Nick Lunn…
Positions on Beef Promotion Operating Committee
…contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program. Hanson and his wife, Susan, operate a family farm and ranch in southwest Nebraska with their son, Nick, the fifth generation on the farm,…
Outstanding, Creative County Farm Bureau Programs Honored at #AFBF16
…a Farm, Douglas Ohio Agriculture Awareness Day, Athens-Meigs The Life of a Cow, Auglaize, Logan, Darke and Clark Breakfast on the Farm, Fulton Family Agriculture Education Tents, Medina Texas Grain…
COOL: WTO to Announce Retaliation
…deadline, will determine the level of retaliation tariffs Canada and Mexico can issue. Nick Giordano of the National Pork Producers Council says retaliatory actions are likely to quickly follow the…
Eradication a Costly Endeavor
…Napa County Agriculture Commissioner Greg Clark. He says that process cost the industry and collective organizations a sizable amount of money. Clark says that inspired them to take a proactive…
One Tool Central to Moth Control Success
…Commissioner Greg Clark says the grapevine moth is all but eradicated due to an effective program supported by several groups. Clark says mating disruption tools were especially effective in management….
Generations of Moth Concerned Wine Industry
The three generations of European grapevine moth is what concerned the wine industry when it showed up 2009. Generations of Moth Napa County Agriculture Commissioner Greg Clark says eradication is…
Example of Grapevine Moth Potential Damage
…what total impact the European grapevine moth could have had on the wine industry but Napa County Agriculture Commissioner Greg Clark says he knows of one example of the potential…