…women’s seminar series. Harden will join California Secretary of Agriculture, Karen Ross, and Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita on the Future of Agriculture panel, moderated by AgNet West News…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 14
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Feed a Bee
…of our fruits, nuts and vegetables, which help contribute to a healthy, nutritious diet. Since bees are so important to our agriculture, we all need to do our part to…
Almond Board: Almond Video Teaches About Lifecycle
…budgets and programs to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval, and reviewing program results and effectiveness. The Almond Board is funded by an annual assessment on the marketable kernel weight…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…81 million cartons, produced on fewer acres and yielding somewhat smaller fruit, the U.S. Department of Agriculture crop survey predicts. The forecast includes conventional, organic and specialty navel oranges, including…
USDA to Measure the Financial Health of American Farms
…sample of farmers about their operation in order to understand the current financial state of U.S. agriculture,” said Chris Messer, Director of the Pacific Regional Office. “Government and agriculture leaders…
Reaction to GMO Label Decision by Makers of Campbell’s Soup
…food company to start such labeling. And Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has given his reaction to the move by the soup company, as Gary Crawford has the details. Reaction to…
Agri View: Water Management
…with water scarcity challenges facing irrigated agriculture in a changing water environment. Topics examined include the following: The value of irrigated agriculture to U.S. agriculture, where it occurs, and what…
Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016
Delegates from all 50 states and Puerto Rico today elected new leaders and approved policies that will help determine the future of agriculture, during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 97th…
Transparency Key to Building Consumer Trust
…As farms have grown bigger over the decades, people’s trust in agriculture has declined, Arnot said. Consolidation, integration and technological advances in agriculture have resulted in safer, more available and…
Newly Identified Enzyme May Be the Culprit in Pierce’s Disease Grapevine Damage
…near rivers and streams. The disease became a serious threat to California agriculture in 1996 when the glassywinged sharpshooter — another Pierce’s disease carrier native to the Southwest — was…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 12
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Fictitious Pickups Cost Consumer Too
Recent agriculture thefts in the state called fictitious pickups have brought attention to criminals using the Internet to impersonate trucking companies and carryout thefts. Fictitious Pickups Cost Consumer Too Butte…
Truth Matters to Consumers
…Kansas agriculture. The ladies came with cameras, phones and plenty of questions. Many, I believe, were prepared to hear us deny and refute all of the allegations made about harmful…