…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 LinkedIn Facebook WordPress…
USDA/APHIS Uses Emergency Funding to Combat Exotic Fruit Fly Outbreaks
…the pest. APHIS will collaborate with local, state, and international partners to eradicate the pests, enhance surveillance, and repair sterile insect facilities in California and Texas. The fruit flies can…
American Agriculture History Minute: Beginning of Helena Agra Enterprises
Courtesy of Helena Agri Enterprises I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. A small chemical manufacturing company opened its doors in 1957 in West Helena, Arkansas near the…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 01-23-25
…safety manager at Del Rio Nut Company, discusses the challenges California almond growers face. She highlights the importance of balancing chill hours, the impact of extreme weather, and the need…
Almond Update: Orchard Challenges Highlight Need for Balance in Supply and Demand
…of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley and now divides her time between California and North Dakota. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook WordPress Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On…
President Trump Overturns Electric Vehicle Mandate
…raises questions about the future of climate-smart Ag programs in Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. One of those is the 45 Z tax credit to incentivize sustainable aviation fuel, as Trump…
American Agriculture History Minute: Agricultural Discoveries in the Travels of Lewis and Clark
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Agricultural Discoveries in the Travels of Lewis and Clark There were a lot of agricultural…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 01-22-25
…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 LinkedIn Facebook WordPress…
Trump Names USDA Undersecretary Nominees
…Agriculture undersecretary for farm production and conservation; Dudley Hoskins as undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs; Luke Lindberg as undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs; and Michael Boren as…
USDA-ELAP Now Includes Dairy Producers
Shutterstock image The USDA Emergency Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-Raised Program (USDA/ELAP), which now includes dairy producers due to issues with H5 and E. coli (E. coli 01). The program,…
Decline in the Citrus Harvest in the Central Valley
Mandarins plantation, trees with ripe fruits in California. Harvest Season DepositPhotos image The California Farm Bureau Federation has reported a decline in the citrus harvest in the Central Valley due…
American Agriculture History Minute: What State is the Grass Seed Capital of the World?
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: What State is the Grass Seed Capital of the World? We begin today with a…
Agronomic Minute: New Fungicide Offers Almond Growers a Fresh Approach
Almond growers must stay vigilant against early-season diseases that threaten their orchards. So says Cassis Rieser, Technical Service Manager for UPL North America, who recently highlighted key diseases and introduced…