USDA released the results of the Healthy Incentives Pilot to learn if financial incentives can encourage SNAP participants to buy more fruits and vegetables. Susan Carter reports. Click to open…
Demand for Pork Rising in China
Demand for pork in China is growing and one analyst says that’s the main reason for China’s bid to buy Smithfield. Gary Crawford has details. Click to open or download…
DWR Announces Groundwater Assistance Grants
…requested amount, and Tier 3 proposals (38 points) receive 63 percent. A listing of the agencies and titles of projects receiving grants may be found at the following website: http://www.water.ca.gov/lgagrant/…
Restrictions Lifted for Asian Citrus Psyllid in Tulare
Restrictions have been lifted on the movement of citrus fruit and citrus plants in Tulare County following the completion of agricultural officials’ activities in response to detections of the Asian…
Drip Irrigation in Alfalfa
…Manager for Netafim USA. He says he’s seen a shift recently with some alfalfa growers changing from flood irrigation to drip. And he says there are a couple of reasons…
ASA Releases Video Touting Sugar Program
…want to give foreign countries control over its food again?” it asks in the video’s conclusion. For more information about the American Sugar Alliance and U.S. sugar policy, visit www.sugaralliance.org….
ASA Statement on Senate Sugar Policy Vote
…this month, the House Agriculture Committee approved a Farm Bill with the current sugar policy intact. For more information about the American Sugar Alliance and U.S. sugar policy, visit www.sugaralliance.org….
Signal Word Change for Vulcan Insecticide
…now positions Vulcan in the lowest category of EPA toxicity ratings for agricultural crop inputs. For the full interview with Descary, click here. For more information about Vulcan, visit http://www.manainc.com/products/vulcan/….
Vulcan Receives Reduced Signal Word
…engineering abilities, expertise in product registration, compliance with stringent environmental protection standards, strict quality control, and global marketing and distribution channels. For more information on Vulcan insecticide, go to http://www.manainc.com/products/vulcan/….
United Fresh Nominations for Board Officers
…Family of Companies, Ephrata, PA. Ron joined Four Seasons in 1994 as director of procurement, after almost 20 years in the produce business with Gateway Foods/Scrivner, Carpenter Cook Company, and…
Should State Agencies “Choose Californian”?
…It’s called the Choose California Act, and last week the Assembly’s Agriculture Committee unanimously approved the bill. The bill would require state agencies like prisons to buy produce and livestock…
Almond Board 2013 Election Results
…promotes almonds through its research-based approach to all aspects of marketing, farming and production on behalf of the more than 6,000 California Almond growers and processors, many of whom are…
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Reaction to EPA Info Release
…information provided on hard-working family farmers and ranchers, family operations including my own,” said NCBA Past President J.D. Alexander, a cattle feeder from Pilger, Neb. “It is beyond comprehension to…
National Pork Producers Council Reaction to EPA Info Release
…ethical principles in caring for their animals, in protecting the environment and public health and in providing safe, wholesome, nutritious pork products to consumers worldwide. For more information, visit www.nppc.org….