…insect population that poses a threat to the specialty crops industry. Led by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the University of California, the research shows populations…
U.S Agriculture ‘Flips the Script’ at U.N. Climate Meeting
…food and agriculture play in climate change. Vilsack said the US got to showcase what US farmers and ranchers are doing in a variety of ways to mitigate and adapt…
EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act to Address USDA Food Purchases
…associated with purchased food, evaluating bids on climate impact and worker well-being, and enhancing transparency in the procurement process. The EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act seeks to align federal food purchasing…
No Kitchens in Future Homes?
…of food away from home. “So much that more than 50 percent of the food dollars in America are, in fact, spent away from home. And so, we have built…
Week in Review: First Water Allocations Announced & New Leadership at California Farm Bureau
…County, as its new president. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has confirmed the presence of Huanglongbing in five trees in San Diego County. It is expected to be…
Farm Bill, Specialty Crops Discussed During House Ag Member Day
…“Regarding market prices, I encourage the committee to address failing market prices due to seasonal inputs. Many farmers are forced to compete with foreign subsidized imports, causing a large decrease…
“True Cost” of Food Discussed at COP28
…to be contending with when we confront food,” she said. In-depth studies and a report by the United Nations’s Food and Agriculture Organizations and the Food System Economics Commission found…
Shannon Douglass Elected as New President of California Farm Bureau
…place to grow food, and Farm Bureau is committed to helping our state farmers, ranchers and agricultural businesses thrive for generations to come.” Elected at the 105th Annual Meeting in…
Almond Matters: Putting Dormancy Programs into Action
…stay clean” philosophy. Burkdoll recognizes the economic pressures on growers, with lower crop prices, increased costs of crop protection materials, rising labor expenses, and expensive diesel fuel. However, he underscores…
Tight Supply of Christmas Trees
…said. “Too many trees had been planted for the demand that existed. And growers were selling at below break even prices.” So, they cut plantings of new trees, and that…
Potential Impact to Fertilizer Markets by Middle East Conflict
…is the world’s largest supplier of a number of those fertilizer commodities and that would be very dire from our fertilizer supply standpoint and therefore a food production standpoint.” He…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 12-04-23
…revised projection for 2023 food price inflation. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet…
Mating Disruption Incentives Made Possible Through CDFA
Mating disruption incentives are being made available through the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). A $490,000 grant has been awarded to the Coalition for Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES)…
Five HLB-Positive Trees Detected in San Diego County
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has confirmed the presence of Huanglongbing (HLB) in five trees in San Diego County. The HLB-positive trees were found in a residential…