…of TPA, the President has a prime opportunity to help level the playing field for wheat growers and American agriculture,” said Brett Blankenship, NAWG President and a wheat grower from…
Pest Pressures at Midseason Cotton Update
…cotton field day at McCurdy Farms in Firebaugh. Cooperative Extension Specialist Bob Hutmacher talked to growers about the up and down season and increased pest pressures. Variable, Yet Good Looking…
USDA Announces New Tool to Monitor Dams, Keep Communities Safe
…prevent and protect against hazardous, costly and potentially catastrophic events. For example, during recent rainfall events in Oklahoma, NRCS worked with project sponsors to prioritize field reconnaissance of structure sites….
Public Invited to Seminar on Efficient Water Use for Specialty Crops
…pistachios, stone fruit, tomatoes, raisin, table and wine grapes as well as other field crops, specialty crops and vegetables. The event is co-hosted by the California Department of Food and…
Growing Field Day Draws Variety of Breeders
This slideshow requires JavaScript. The Kern County Potato Variety Field Day continues to be a popular event for breeders across North America. Growing Field Day Draws Variety of Breeders University…
Dow Received A New Crop Label For Their Fungicide – Quintec
Dow AgroSciences received U.S. EPA and California Department of Pesticide Regulation approval for Quintec® fungicide on tomatoes. Quintec provides control of powdery mildew. Numerous field trials – conducted by the…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, Interior Secretary Jewell Outline Wildfire Threat During Upcoming Fire Season
…and nearly 1,200 support personnel, as well as 700 engines and 130 pieces of heavy equipment in preparation for this year’s wildfire season. The Department will have 100 Single Engine…
Hortau Secures $5M in Financing from Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners
…to continue growing its U.S. operations, including its technical support team and best-in-class service for its mobile platform and in-field irrigation management systems. “This investment will help us grow the…
Familiarizing Growers With Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Strawberry growers on the Central Coast got an update on drones and drone use. All Drone Solutions was at the Santa Maria Strawberry Field Day to…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipients
…Cindy Gander, plans on initially attending Sierra College as he pursues his studies in ag and crop sciences. Nicole Helms plans on attending Yuba College in preparation for her career…
Central Valley ACP Update
…detection to make sure they submit their Pesticide Use Reports. A single Asian citrus psyllid was also detected in two different residential traps in North East Bakersfield – one in…
EPA Finalizes Proposed ‘Waters of the US’ Rule
…preparation for a hearing that the maps were discovered. The taxpayer-funded maps, presumably kept hidden for years, painted an “astonishing picture” of what EPA intended to regulate, as Committee Chairman…
USDA Seeks Input from Growers About 2015 Crops, Stocks, Inventories, and Values
…Regional Field Office. “Information growers provide serves as the first clear sign of the prospective production and supply of major commodities in the United States for the 2015 crop year.”…
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Socially-Disadvantaged Producers
…agriculture is becoming increasingly diverse in many ways, with more minorities and women seeking to enter the field, as well as greater diversity in the age of farmers, the size…