…big deal for agriculture – and much better than the H2A program. In a statement, he says, “Ensuring access to a legal workforce is a high priority for AFBF and…
Study Could Prevent Damage in Winegrapes
A current study by the University of California may lead to protecting coastal winegrapes from devastating frosts. Researchers are comparing frost protection methods to find which is the most effective…
Study Could Change Fertilizer Use
A study by UC Davis could lead to changes in fertilizer uses and better air quality. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. Researchers with UC Davis…
New Leader for Citrus Board
…from Widener University School of Law. The Florida Citrus Department is a state agency charged with promoting Florida citrus products and is financed largely through a tax paid by growers…
Another Review for USDA Reports
…Joe Prusacki with the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says his agency will take a fresh look at the report situation for the next fiscal year, which starts October first….
Teamwork Within USDA For Risk Management
The head of the Farm Service Agency says different parts of USDA are working together to provide risk management tools for ag producers. Rod Bain has more. Click to open…
Wenger Takes On Dairy Protests at Conference
…the problems facing the industry, but that public protests “like the environmentalists” aren’t the way to fix the problem. A better method for progress, he said, is for farmers to…
CDFA Sessions on Food Safety
The California Department of Food and Agriculture will be hosting two listening sessions on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act Proposed Fresh Produce and Preventive Control…
Agriculture and Health Care Reform
…has more. Click to open or download audio report. The new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will go into effect in January of 2014, but small businesses owners –…
Better Safety Rating for U.S. Beef
U.S. beef could soon have a better safety rating. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The Scientific Commission for the World Organization for Animal Health…
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Reaction to EPA Info Release
WASHINGTON (Feb. 20, 2013) — Early this week the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) was notified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the agency had been collecting information from…
National Pork Producers Council Reaction to EPA Info Release
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 20, 2013 – The National Pork Producers Council is extremely troubled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s release earlier this month to several activist groups of personal…
Ag Groups Outraged Over EPA Information Leak
Outrage over the Environmental Protection Agency’s release of information about farmers that was supposed to be confidential. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The Environmental Protection…
Get the Most from Dairy Nutrition
…the cows receive. Higher quality feed means better results from the cow. For the full interview with DeGroff, click here. Interview courtesy of AgNet West affiliate Larry Stoneburner of KTIP….
