…(and sorghum) can produce toxic amounts of hydrocyanic acid, which can poison livestock when ingested. It is a highly variable species with some regional biotypes. Read more from UC IPM….
Farmers Reminded to Respond to the 2015 Certified Organic Survey
…in California.” The survey asks farmers to provide information on acreage, production, and sales for a variety of certified organic crop and livestock commodities. NASS is also gathering information about…
Ag Students Win State Farm Bureau Discussion Titles
…included agricultural education-communication senior Dominique Germann (Ceres), animal science-livestock business management junior Emma Briggs (Santa Rosa) and animal science-pre-veterinary senior Ana Lopez Campos (Tulare). Berry earned a $1,250 prize, and…
Agri View: Avian Flu…Again?
…vitality of this important segment of the country’s livestock industry. APHIS Announces Interim Rule on Indemnity for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza HPAI Preparedness and Response Plan – updated January 22,…
Child Safety on the Farm
…a farm is also a place of work, with machinery and livestock that can be dangerous. Children have to learn how to be safe, just as they have to learn…
Livestock Review
…at 11.2 million pounds, was 4 percent below from January 2015. Sheep slaughter totaled 161,400 head, down 3 percent from last year. Pacific Region Livestock Review with all charts (.pdf)…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…Free Trade Agreement is partly responsible for expansion of this type of trade between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Sugar and tropical-product imports have exceeded livestock and livestock product…
Orleans Parish 4-H and Bayer to Break Ground on Pollinator Garden
…increasingly relying on bees, the world’s most heavily traveled livestock, to pollinate many of the foods required for a nutritious diet and the rich diversity of the flowers and plants…
New Dairy Conference Focuses on Golden State
…got together and realized a need for a California dairy conference. University of California Davis Livestock Waste Management Specialist Deanne Meyer says a lot of research will be covered in…
South Africa Now Taking U.S. Pork
…that didn’t pass the red face test.” One of those restrictions was to prevent the spread of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) to South African livestock even though the…
U.S. Should Be Better Prepared For Pests, Diseases
…U.S. livestock herd and the nation’s food supply, and concerns about the country’s preparedness to deal with foreign animal diseases were raised in a November hearing of the House Agriculture…
Agri View: Women and Modern Agriculture
…livestock production at subsistence and commercial levels. They produce food and cash crops and manage mixed agricultural operations often involving crops, livestock and fish farming. Some researchers note that agricultural…
Agri View: Weather Damage
…to the area’s dairy producers, from the death of thousands of livestock they spend so much time caring for to a loss of milk production both over the weekend and…
Malaysian Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…of Spinosad, which originates from naturally-occurring bacteria found in soil. Spinosad is approved for use in organic agriculture and is safe for humans, livestock and pets. Flies are attracted to…