…(Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) involved in APHIS’ cooperative grasshopper suppression program, but only…
Pesticide Initiative Launches Safety Pilot Project
…will include the addition of one sign that will be prominently marked with a red flag and include the date and time that the law allows workers to safely reenter…
Co-ops and Ag Retailers Face Economic Challenges
…Retailers – Cyclical Challenges Ahead” is available on CoBank’s YouTube page. The full report is available to media upon request. About CoBank CoBank is a $125 billion cooperative bank serving…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…are at least a year away, McRoberts said. Mexico remains a source of HLB infection, he noted, so he said it is not a matter of if the disease moves…
Western View: Just What is Ag Big Data
…recommend. For more information go to fb.org and take a look at the Farm Bureau Big Data Resources page. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
New MyPlate Resources for Families
…number of free Back-to-School resources, including: MyPlate Guide to School Lunch and MyPlate Guide to School Breakfast These one-page handouts discuss how school meals help kids meet their nutritional needs…
Obama Still Has Shot at Passing TPP
…they may support Donald Trump in the presidential election because Hillary Clinton has previously supported TPP and NAFTA. International trade lawyer Alan Wolff writes that the majority of Americans support…
The Western View: Hay Technology
…The Western View Hayfinders.com is a new website created by a couple of New Mexico farmers. They built it to connect the consumer directly to the grower through classified ads…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…workshops, mentoring and other assistance in 11 states, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. New Mexico State University and the Institute of…
Dairy Industry Leaders Pledge Cooperation
…president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Signing for Mexico were Salvador Álvarez Morán, president of the Mexico Livestock Association (CNOG) and Juan Carlos Pardo, president of the National Chamber…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…book, “The California Nitrogen Assessment: Challenges and Solutions for People, Agriculture, and the Environment,” is available for purchase at ucpress.edu. The 20-page executive summary can be downloaded for free at…
Pruning Frequency Study at Pecan Conference
…Pruning Frequency Study at Pecan Conference Heerema The California Pecan Growers Association conference had information on several aspects of growing pecans,including research from New Mexico on mechanical pruning. New Mexico…
Marketing Needed for Climbing Pecan Market
…has increased roughly eight percent. Production has also increased abroad, most notably in Mexico and South Africa, creating additional competitive pressures for U.S. producers and processors. As a result, prices…
Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments
…$ 3,276,666 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., $46,956 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., $ 2,849,975 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., $50,000 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, N.M., $…
