…Committee today. Hurst, a board member of the American Farm Bureau Federation, was asked to testify on innovation and its implications for agriculture. “The big data movement—and the innovative technologies…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…impact on production decisions. Nationwide, 96 percent of soybean farms, 91 percent of corn farms, and 66 percent of wheat farms elected the ARC-County coverage option. Ninety-nine percent of long…
Science Does Not Support International Agency Opinion on Red Meat and Cancer
…by the IARC committee to list red meat as a probable carcinogen does not change that fact. The available scientific evidence simply does not support a causal relationship between red…
No More Constraints on U.S. Cotton Policy
…messages NCC President/CEO Gary Adams delivered here Wednesday in his testimony before the House Agriculture Committee’s hearing:“Foreign Subsidies: Jeopardizing Free Trade and Harming American Farmers.” Adams testimony came as the…
Nufarm at 2015 CAPCA Conference
…of crop protection products used by American farmers to protect their crops against damage caused by weeds, pests and disease. Nufarm offers a diversified product portfolio that includes herbicides, insecticides,…
Vilsack Stresses Almond Industry’s Economic Importance
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted the strong economic impact of the California almond sector this week as he met in Modesto with several almond leaders. Citing a UC Davis economic…
California livestock marketers attend LMA D.C.
…matter to the livestock marketing industry. Discussion centered on the long-term need to update Packers and Stockyards Act requirements and LMA’s current efforts to develop an collaborative, industry-based solution and…
DuPont Pioneer Awards Nearly $200,000 in Local Grants
…College Foundation Hooper Volunteer Fire Department House of Prayer and Equipping Center Inc. Lindsay Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Low Income Ministry of Dodge County Marquette Volunteer Fire and Rescue…
Federal Pesticide Changes Mirror California Rules
…chemical handlers who use and come into contact with the products at farms, forests, nurseries and greenhouses. The federal regulations will take effect in 14 months, revising rules originally issued…
Forces Combine to Shorten Pistachio Crop
…now because of the reduction in the crop size, Gibbons said, the plant expects only 100 truckloads a day. With capacity lower than usual, a second plant west of Terra…
Opinion: You Know You’re At a California Fair When…
…in one place, some just miles from where they were grown. Grapes, walnuts, citrus, wheat, gourds, apples…the list is many. According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, “The American county fair…
Governor Signs CFBF-Endorsed Bill to Streamline Groundwater Adjudication
…Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), a historic measure which regulated groundwater in California. At the time, adjudication was considered too complex to address as part of SGMA. “Streamlining the process for…
Judge Orders Nationwide Stay of WOTUS Rule
…comply with the Supreme Court’s instructions in previous Clean Water Act cases and that the agency’s actions in the rulemaking process, to which NPPC objected at the outset, are “facially…
Almond Board: Fall Weed Management
It’s time to think about fall weed management, and the management plan for the upcoming season. Sabrina Hill talks with UC Weed Specialist, Brad Hanson. Almond Update for October 8…