…risk. We cannot afford to see any more of our nation’s food supply lost in the fields. “The Ag Act’s proposed guest worker visa program would bring much-needed improvements to…
Water Board OKs Hike in Water Quality Fees
By Christine Souza To meet budgetary shortfalls affecting water-related programs that require participation by farmers and ranchers, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a rate increase for water-quality related…
Organic Field Crop Production Numbers Rising
…last year. The number of certified acres is up 15 percent to five million acres. Livestock marketed as organic can only consume feeds certified through the USDA’s organic program. That’s…
Rep. Carter Discusses H-2A with Secretary of Labor Acosta
…key areas where they wanted to see regulation reform. Those areas are: Streamline the application process and improve operating efficiencies. Refine domestic recruitment requirement Improve housing availability Changes to program…
“i5k” is for Insects
…lie in the genomes of pests and their hosts. This is where we will find new ways to manage them, explained Kevin Hackett, ARS national program leader for entomology and…
UC ANR and AgStart Receive Funding to Cultivate the VINE
…58 entrepreneurs and their companies. “In 2016, of the 16 entrepreneurial companies that AgStart assisted, eight resided outside our region, and leveraged AgStart’s program to make connections into our Sacramento…
Kiwifruit Supplies Cause Jump in Price
Kiwifruit harvest is just about underway in California and it appears this year’s crop will be down from last season’s 31,324 tons. High temperatures throughout the summer are most likely…
Almond Board: Seeds for Bees
The Almond Board of California is reminding growers about the Seeds for Bees program from Project Apis m. Project Apis m. Director of Pollination Programs, Billy Synk tells us about…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
By Kevin Hecteman Bringing the 2017 tomato harvest to market has been a process fraught with challenges for growers. “I would say things were very mixed up from the beginning…
USDA Agency-led Group Profiles U.S. Aquaculture for World Report
…smaller subsections from 89 contributing countries, including the United States. This summer, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) national program leader Caird Rexroad submitted a final draft of the U.S. subsection of…
Medicinal Plants to Grow at Home
…medicinal plants, that are fairly easy to harvest, can be grown right in your very own garden at home. I’m Cathy Isom… Images: (top left) Echinacea; (lower right) Passion Flower…
Environmental Working Group Keeps Eye on Farm Bill Development
…that shows what conservation programs are funding in terms of conservation practices in every county across the country. They say conservation programs need more focus. Focus Cox says those changes…
Bacon and Chicken Up, OJ Too
Higher retail prices for several foods, including bacon, chicken breast, orange juice, sliced deli ham and flour resulted in a slight increase in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Fall Harvest…
Farm Safety on a Budget
Fall harvest is a season in which farmers are trying to get as much done as they can as fast as possible no matter what time of day it is….