…in specialty crops. AgNet West now has the strongest on-air team in it’s history with News Director Sabrina Hill, Operations Manager Taylor Hillman and Multi-Media Journalist Brian German. The original…
House Ag Committee Underscores Importance of U.S. International Food Aid and Agricultural Development
…Vice President of the International Programs Group, World Vision – United States, Washington, DC Ms. Navyn Salem, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Edesia Nutrition, Kingstown, RI Mr. Brian W. Schoeneman,…
Proposed Pesticide Rules Near Schools Revised
…will provide Californians with probably the most robust protection in the nation for schoolchildren when agricultural pesticides are applied near their school,” said Brian Leahy, Director of DPR. “It simply…
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
…landscapes offers progress towards water quality goals,” said Dr. Brian Buhr, dean of the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences. “Support from General Mills is…
Kings County Farm Day Next Week
…Farm Day Chairman Brian Bergman. “Our goal is for every child who attends Farm Day to gain an increased awareness of the positive contributions that agriculture makes not only to…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…I could see outfits like that leaning on the landowners or the trustees themselves to do those patrols,” he said. Although Sutter County walnut farmer Brian Fedora has done his…
House Agriculture Committee Considers Pros and Cons to Restricting SNAP Purchases
…Food Marketing Institute, Arlington, VA Mr. John Weidman, Deputy Executive Director, The Food Trust, Philadelphia, PA Dr. Brian Wansink, Director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, Ithaca, NY…
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board Members Appointed
…10); Jennifer L. Heltzel (Region 11); and Bret J. Bossard (Region 12). Reappointed to serve second terms were: Brian O. Medeiros (Region 2); Carol L. Ahlem (Region 2); Christopher J….
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…solutions to pest problems without an overreliance on chemical methods” said DPR Director Brian Leahy. Leahy will present the IPM Achievement Awards at 1:30 p.m. in the Sierra Hearing Room…
Clovis to Lead USDA Transition
…from deputy to undersecretaries to chiefs of staff and state Farm Service Agency administrators. Many of the positions do not need confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Brian Klippenstein, who led…
National Pork Producers Delegate Body Appointed
…Robert C. Frase, Jason Propst, Michael Edward Haag, Pam Janssen, Curt Zehr, David Dedert Indiana: Valerie Duttlinger, Nicholas Maple, Brian Martin, Sam D. Moffitt, Paul Sheldon, Joe Baldwin Iowa: Marv…
Drenching Rains Dent California Drought
…as Fresno goes, we are now at 3.86 inches of precipitation,” National Weather Service Meteorologist Brian Ochs said from his office in Hanford. “The historical average from January 1 to…
Will the Next Ag Secretary Please Stand Up?
…cabinet positions for Trump to fill. However, Trump’s USDA transition team did have two leaders removed from the post in the early going. Currently, Brian Klippenstein (clip-in-stine) of Protect the…
Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board Appointments Named
…Brian L. Sampson, Nevada, Iowa; Jenni Peters, Bellevue, Iowa; Byron Lehman, Newton, Kan.; Beth Patterson, Yates Center, Kan.; Shane Wiseman, Winchester, Ky.; Steve Matthees, Goodhue, Minn.; Tammy Bartholomew, Archie, Mo.;…