…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
National Hot Dog Day
…entire month of July is known as National Hot Dog Month, today, July 19th, has been declared National Hot Dog day by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. One…
U.S. Dairy Increasing Pressure on Canada
…U.S. Dairy Export Council announced its intentions to pursue challenges with the World Trade Organization. Canada has been in trouble because of its dairy policy in the past. A WTO…
Agri View: Animal Agriculture
…to the meat that goes on our tables. Poultry farmers have especially been under fire from these activist rights groups. But, it goes far beyond chicken coops and eggs. Cattle…
Vaccine Bank Needed To Protect Food, National Security
…Bill language establishing and funding a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank. FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, and sheep; it is not a…
Investing in the Future of Ag Technology
…This sentiment was also expressed by Paul Wenger, President of the California Farm Bureau Federation, in his testimony before the House Agriculture Committee. The future prosperity of agriculture is going…
Ag Lenders Pessimistic About Farm Profits
…remain profitable through the rest of this year. A Farmer Mac analyst said the grains, cattle, and dairy sectors have been hit hardest as market prices remain at the low…
U.S. DDGS Exports Up 16 Percent To Southeast Asia
…(USDA) and analysis by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC). The Southeast Asian region – which includes Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – currently represents the…
Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants Awarded
…2017 are indicated with a gold circle. The 19 urban conservation projects selected for the 2017 funding cycle were, by state: Sebastian County CD, Arkansas; Inland Empire RCD, California; New…
Record Avocado Sales for Fourth of July
The California Avocado Commission announced that avocado sales in the U.S. totaled 118.3 million pounds in support of the Fourth of July holiday, marking the highest consumption rate ever for…
Pruitt, Zinke Visit State Farm Bureau Presidents
…the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Council of President’s meeting, Pruitt told the group EPA is returning power to the states and “standing with farmers who have been hurt by misguided…
Cattle Groups Applaud Proposed Delay of Electronic Logging Requirements for Trucking
Pinterest Cattle groups, including the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, applauded the proposed delay of electronic logging requirements for livestock haulers. Language in a U.S. House…
Almond Board: Almond Crop Forecast
…more than 6,000 almond growers and processors in California, many of whom are multi-generational family operations. Established in 1950 and based in Modesto, California, the Almond Board of California is…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…problems. Among the FY16 NIFA grants: University of California, Davis, California, $542,620 The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, $911,544 The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, $863,489 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana,…