The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will resume food safety inspections for higher-risk foods such as cheese and seafood after briefly stopping routine inspections because of the government shutdown. …
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 01-16-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For…
How Ag is Affected by Governor Newsom’s Budget
…$21.4 billion-dollar surplus, the largest projected surplus since at least 2000, the budget contains some significant investments in agricultural programs. The budget calls for nearly $566 million in funding for…
Government Shutdown Puts Pause on Opening New Markets
…them covered topics pertaining to the Farm Bill, the history of the American Farm Bureau and other issues and top priorities. After making an address, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Pat…
The Western View: Going North? You Got Company
…iron. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the web at www.citrusindustry.net. Western View: Going North? You Got Company…
Plan the Perfect Canning Garden
What to grow, what to grow? Cathy Isom has suggestions for you on how to plan the perfect canning garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. It’s tempting…
Farmers Under Fire: Trial Lawyers’ Attack on Agriculture
Agriculture is in the crosshairs as class-action lawsuits seek huge monetary awards against agricultural producers, said a panel of experts at a workshop at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th…
Farmers and Ranchers Digest Information on Alternative Protein Sources
…the first commercially available cell-based meat could be ready as soon as 2019 but is still too expensive to be viable as a replacement for animal agriculture products. The companies…
Crop Year 2017 Demonstrated Growth for California Agriculture
…percent of the total U.S. agricultural value. California’s top three commodities remained the same as 2016, with dairy, grapes, and almonds coming in first, second and third respectively. The top…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 01-15-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For…
A Government Shutdown Resolution is in “Best Interest for Farmers”
…now lasted weeks. While the California Farm Bureau doesn’t have a stance of the main reason for the shutdown, it does have a stance on the bigger picture of the…
Checkoff-Funded Beef Quality Assurance Program’s Online Certification Option Reaches Major Milestone
…BQA training, go to https://www.bqa.org/certification. For more information on the BQA program, contact DeCoite at cdecoite@beef.org. Source: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those…
Organics Continue to Grow in Sales According to Nielsen
…$21 billion total represents a nine percent increase in dollar sales and an eight percent increase in units sold when compared to 2017. Packaged salads, carrots and fresh apples were…
More Women Returning to the Farm in Management Roles
…come back to the farm – and all kinds of family businesses,” said Bernick. Today, women comprise 31 percent of all U.S. farmers and ranchers, run 14 percent of all…