…teleconference for agriculture is scheduled for Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Registration information can be found on the EPA website (https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule/outreach-meetings). The EPA is following an executive order by President Donald…
Quarantine for Citrus Disease Huanglongbing Extends to Portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
…Bernardino counties are available online at:www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/pe/InteriorExclusion/hlb_quarantine.html. Please check this link for future quarantine expansions in these counties, should they occur. Quarantines are already in place for HLB in portions of…
The Western View: Farmbot
…plants that are growing in the wrong places. You can order your farmbot off their website at www.farmbot.io <http://www.farmbot.io/>. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Swine Disease Monitoring System in Development
Farm Journal’s Pork Network Dot Com reports the Swine Health Information Center has funded a nearly real-time monitoring system for swine disease across the globe. The system will include the…
IBM Announces New Food Traceability Program
A crate of oranges being scanned as part of a food safety blockchain. Courtesy of IBM A group of companies in the global food chain announced a partnership with IBM…
AFBF, AFBIS, Others, Propose Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance Concept
…fall. Insurance Dairy farmers can learn more about the proposal and provide their comments at www.farmbureausellscropinsurance.com. Provided by the American Farm Bureau Federation with AFBF Market Intelligence Director John Newton…
NIFA Invests $35 Million in Specialty Crop Research
…They foster a competitive U.S. industry that offers abundant, nutritious, safe, and affordable food sources.” Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and…
NFU Hires Steckel to Make Push for Biofuels
…will continue its avid support of the RFS and pursue innovative policy solutions that expand renewable energy demand, development, and infrastructure.” The effort follows a special order of business that…
USDA Seeks Public Input on Updates to Animal Welfare Act Licensing Requirements
…welcome comments from the public as APHIS considers changes to the licensing requirements to help us fulfill this important responsibility.” Each year, USDA issues nearly 6,000 licenses to people who…
Groups See Pruitt NCBA Video Biased Against WOTUS
…and to urge cattle producers to submit official comments on the issue. The EPA’s deadline for comments is Monday, Aug. 28. You can submit comments through NCBA’s website here: http://www.beefusa.org/newsreleases1…….
USDA Rolls Out New APHIS Compliance Database and Search Tool
…Welfare Act compliance records. The public search tool is a component of the Animal Care Information System (ACIS) and will allow APHIS to make animal welfare information publicly available and…
Cattle Loss Limited from Montana Wildfires
…Drovers Cattle Network Dot Com that cattle losses from the fires have been limited. 29 fires are currently active in Montana, with the bulk of them burning in the western…
Farm Debt Likely to Reach All-Time High in 2017
Low commodity prices have made things tough by bringing down land values, tightening balance sheets, and increasing the stress level of America’s producers. Unfortunately, that means farmers are continuing to…
South American Palm Weevil Makes Headway into California
…laboratory at UC Riverside. “Humans have created this ideal environment throughout these desert areas by urbanization, planting palm trees and keeping them really well irrigated,” said Hoddle. The weevil is…