The Sacramento County Farm Bureau is celebrating its 100-year anniversary of protecting and promoting local agricultural interests. The bureau was honored at the 2017 California Agricultural Heritage Club Ceremony held…
NCC Encouraged by Appropriations Process’ Inclusion of Cottonseed Policy
…until a new farm bill is in place. A summary of the bill’s cottonseed provisions is in a Committee news release. National Cotton Council Chairman Ronnie Lee, a Georgia produce,…
GEM Avocados Getting Industry Interest
Researchers have been investigating GEM avocados as a possible alternative to the Hass variety, in hopes to enable other areas of California to grow avocados. Most of the state’s avocado…
Hot Dog and Sausage Ingredients
…Sausage Council recently created the Hot Dog Ingredients Guide, available on their website: hot-dog dot org. It’s a valuable resource explaining the ingredients and terms found on the hot dog…
Court Denies Petition to Ban Pesticide
…of three parallel attempts to get the ban put in place. The groups, including Earthjustice and the Natural Resources Defense Council, wanted the ban in place because they allege the…
No Timeline to Restore Brazilian Beef Imports
…more progress from Brazil on beef inspections before the ban would be lifted. A Cattle Network Dot Com article says the ban went into effect on June 22nd as the…
Dairy Farmers work to Help Cows Stay Cool
Sweltering temperatures have slowed the flow of milk from California dairy cows, but analysts say it remains uncertain whether lower production from the nation’s No. 1 dairy state will significantly…
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, July 17
…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…