…Guides, and lesson plans. However, the material can be “amped up” to higher grades. Tesch said the Foundation is hoping to work with more commodity groups in a similar fashion…
Beef Production Up Five Percent in 2016.
The beef cow herd and beef production continue to increase. Ag Web Dot Com said with three-quarters of 2016 done, beef production is up five percent over last year, and…
House Ag Committee Modernizes Packers and Stockyards Act
The House Ag Committee passed a bill on Wednesday that will change the Packers and Stockyards Act with regards to electronic transactions. H.R. 5883 clarifies the duties related to services…
The California Kitchen: Meat Loaf
…To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show:…
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
…Organic Program (NOP) and be certified compliant by an approved agent of NOP. Survey results are available at www.nass.usda.gov/organics or the Quick Stats database at http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov. NOTE: The 2014…
APHIS Seeks Comments on Treatment Evaluation Document
…eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0049 Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2016-0049, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD…
Water Board Declares Water War on Merced and Stanislaus Counties
…appears that the Water Board’s only significant change was to demand even more water. It is a report which does not reflect the realities of the world we live in…
Farm Bureau: River-Flow Plan Will Cause Needless Suffering
…works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 53,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm Bureau members….
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
One of the most important activities of the Olive Oil Commission of California is the funding of research projects. One such project currently in progress examines potential treatments to prevent…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Sessions
…management practices, mites and spayer calibration.” A full interactive agenda for the conference will be available soon on the conference’s website. You can find all the conference information at www.almondconference.com…
TPP Pork Producers’ No. 1 Priority During Fly-In
…throughout the country. The TPP will cause U.S. pork exports to increase exponentially, and we’ll see at least 10,000 new U.S. jobs created because of that increase.” During their Capitol…
EPA Glyphosate Assessment Moved to Next Spring
…uses. The report didn’t actually look at approved uses of the product or deal with exposure levels, it just found that it is possible for the chemical to cause cancer….
Livestock Groups Launch Website on Antibiotic Changes
…and animal feed communities, are all working to implement FDA’s new policy on antibiotics by the end of this year. By January 1, 2017, FDA’s policy will require that medically…
Agri View: Varroa Mite Research
…problem is still in high gear. One thing that contributes to the problem is there is no less than sixty factors that cause CCD. It is possible there may be…