…improving the air quality of the valley and therefore California.” The California Air Resources Control Board (CARB) awarded the funding to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District as…
The Western View: The Blob is Back
…and remains in place, it will affect the jet stream. This will send winter northward, instead of allowing it to land on the sunny beaches of California. This means, if…
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…Moines City of West Des Moines IA Ames City of Ames and Iowa State University IA Council Bluffs Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation; City of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County IA Des…
Agri View: BFTP-The Farm Family Dog
…Many rural young people go to college on scholarships awarded in recognition of special talent and abilities. Cattle win prizes. So do hogs, sheep, even chickens. I think it is…
Presidential Order Restores Western Water Supplies
…farmers who provide California-grown food and farm products and everyone who depends on those products.” Source: California Farm Bureau Federation, Western Growers Association, Family Farm Alliance, California Farm Water Coalition…
The California Kitchen: Chili Colorado
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Chili Colorado with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 lb Guajillo Chili 1/4 LB Chili…
USMCA a Framework for Future Trade Deals
…chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said this week that other potential agreements will “look very much alike, and very much like this,” according to Politico. His…
USDA Announces Pink Bollworm Eradication Significantly Saving Cotton Farmers in Yearly Control Costs
…pest re-invaded the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. By the mid-1950’s, the pest had spread to surrounding states and eventually reached California in 1963. In 1955, USDA’s Animal and Plant…
Agri View: Farm Income Declined…Again
…year. According to USDA, this is the fourth consecutive decline. One source put the loss at 16 thousand dollars per family. It doesn’t matter if it is soybeans or cattle….
Trade News Has Pork Producers Feeling Optimistic
…United Kingdom. The National Pork Producers Council commended the administration for its ambitious trade agenda. The administration recently updated agreements with Canada and Mexico and with South Korea that maintained…
Pork Producers Encouraged by Trade Announcement
Representatives of the U.S. pork industry say “we’ve got the momentum on trade headed in the right direction.” National Pork Producers Council President Jim Heimerl stated “pork producers are hurting…
Almond Update: Almond Achievement Award Nominations Needed
The Almond Board of California honors an individual every year for their dedication to the almond industry. The Almond Achievement Award nomination deadline is today, October 18. Almond Board of…
Trade Market Landscape for California Rice Remains Turbulent
…affected is a pretty major market for US medium grain rice, California in particular, and that’s Turkey,” said President and CEO of American Commodity Company Chris Crutchfield, “they have followed…
California is a National Leader in Agricultural Conservation Investment
Texas is the only other state to have spent more on conservation investment through USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the fiscal year 2018. California spent more than $100…