…orchards, and little is still know about the pest. At the 2014 California Association of Pest Control Advisors Annual Convention, attendees listened to what UC Riverside Professor Richard Stouthammer says…
Full Belly Farm Named 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
Sand County Foundation, the California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation are proud to announce Full Belly Farm as the recipient of the prestigious 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award®. The…
USDA Disaster Assistance to Help Thousands of Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
2014 Farm Bill Program Offers Producers in Over 40 States Relief for 2012 and 2013 Losses The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA today announced that nearly 2,500 applicants will receive…
New Program Seeks Growers to Help Curb Declining Bee Population
The U.S. Bee Buffer Project, a Pollinator Partnership (P2) initiative, is immediately seeking 300 farmers, ranchers and foresters in California to set aside small plots of land as bee buffer…
October Egg Production Up 2 Percent
…October 2014 totaled 44.4 million, up 5 percent from October 2013. Eggs in incubators totaled 38.0 million on November 1, 2014, down 8 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements…
United States Cattle on Feed Up Slightly
…inventory was slightly above November 1, 2013. Placements in feedlots during October totaled 2.36 million, 1 percent below 2013. Net placements were 2.26 million head. During October, placements of cattle…
USDA Helps Open and Expand Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture
…and industry on market development. The past six years represent the strongest period for U.S. agricultural exports in the history of the United States. Farm exports in fiscal year 2014…
Three-Hundred Tons of Nutrition from Annual Food Drive
…SFBFS is Sacramento County’s largest direct food bank provider feeding approximately 40,000 food insecure individuals a month, including 15,000 children and with 8,000 senior citizens. In 2013, SFBFS distributed over…
California Non-Valencia Oranges Forecast at 40 Million 500 Thousand Boxes
…next forecast is scheduled to be released Wednesday December 10, 2014 and will be carried “live” here on AgNet West.com. View the USDA/NASS November Forecast Citrus Test Results and Fruit…
Florida Orchid Producer Thrilled With New “PMA Fresh Summit” Floral Focus
Lucio In this follow up to the recent “PMA Fresh Summit 2014” in Anaheim, California, we feature Marcella Lucio, V. P. of Marketing and Sales for Silver Vase Orchids and…
Nat’l Watermelon Promotion Board at PMA Fresh Summit is A HIT!
Carved Watermelons on display as part of the NWPB’s exhibit at Fresh Summit 2014 Professional food carver NWPB exhibit at PMA Fresh Summit 2014 Hunt Continuing our series of news…
USDA Seeks Input on New Beef Promotion Order
…of the start of the program. Interested parties have until Dec.10, 2014, to submit comments on any of the issues below, and comments should reference the appropriate heading: 1. Who…
New Drone for Pesticide Application
A new breed of drone technology was introduced to pest control advisors from all over the state. New Drone for Pesticide Application At the 2014 California Association of Pest Control…
Almond Board Congratulates UC Davis Researchers on Water Conservation Award
…USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s 2014 Experiment Station Section Excellence in Multistate Research Award. The award recognized “exceptional collaboration on a multistate research project that helps farmers better…