…#510—Grid #522 Effective immediately, the USA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), is expanding the area’s quarantine for…
Florida’s Smallest Orange Crop in Almost 100 Years?
Shutterstock image USDA’s look at U.S. orange production puts a spotlight on the Sunshine State where significant production decreased are noted. Rod Bain reports. Florida’s Smallest Orange Crop in Almost…
Natural Disaster Costs to California Agriculture
…location. Natural Disaster Costs to California Agriculture To pinpoint where these events are having the greatest impact on farmers and the nation’s food supply, researchers at TraceOne, a company specializing…
American Agriculture History Minute: Funk Brothers’ Advancement of Corn Seed
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Funk Brothers’ Advancement of Corn Seed Eugene Funk was the grandson of Isaac Funk, one…
Almond Update: Conference Session Highlights Post-Harvest IPM
DepositPhotos image The Almond Conference featured an insightful session on integrated pest management (IPM) for post-harvest pest control, moderated by Gabriele Ludwig, Director of Environmental Affairs for the Almond Board…
Farm Bureau Pleads for Farmer Aid as Funding Bill Falters Following Musk Tweet
…serves as a Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley and now divides her time between California and North Dakota. Twitter…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 12-19-24
…producers. She also highlighted other underfunded programs like the Healthy Soils Program and On-Farm Water Conservation Program, which reduce greenhouse gases and water use, respectively. Sabrina has this week’s Almond…
NRCS Introduces New Strategy to Strengthen Tribal Partnerships and Support Agricultural Traditions
…on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley and now divides her time between California and North Dakota. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook WordPress Sponsored Content…
USDA on Screwworm Control
New World screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a devastating pest. When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to…
Mass Deportation and What That May Mean for The Agriculture Industry
Lake Forest, California: Immigrant migrant seasonal farm field workers work a field and pick and package strawberries in Lake Forest, California. DepositPhotos image The President-Elect’s threat of a blanket deportation…
American Agriculture History Minute: Early Settlers Arrive in What’s Now Colorado
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Early Settlers Arrive in What’s Now Colorado When early settlers arrived in what is now…
Congress Advances Farm Bill Extension and Aid Package
…net while lawmakers continue negotiating a comprehensive, long-term reauthorization. The current farm bill, originally passed in 2018, expired on September 30, 2023. Without an extension, many vital programs risk disruption,…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 12-18-24
…Bird Flu Management plans for agriculture operations. Sabrina Halvorson speaks with Mark Cady, Senior Environmental Scientist at the California Department of Food and Agriculture and President of the California Chapter…
Christmas Tree Industry Faces Climate and Economic Challenges
…University and director of its Christmas Tree Genetics Program. With approximately 15,000 growers across the nation, Christmas trees are cultivated in every state, with key production areas in Michigan, Oregon,…