It will be weeks, if not months, before California farmers can fully assess the impacts of the late spring/early summer heat wave that affected many of the state’s agricultural regions….
State Funds Authorized to Combat ACP
…President of California Citrus Mutual, said in a press release, “California Citrus Mutual applauds Governor Brown and members of the California Legislature for recognizing the severity of this issue to…
Better Beef Access in China Will Take Time
…qualifications, including coming from American born, raised, and slaughtered cattle with traceability going all the way back to birth. It must also come from cattle less than 30 months of…
Research on Pests and Beneficial Species Funding from USDA
…grants are: University of California, Riverside, California, $450,000 USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, $466,857 USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, $25,000 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, $474,766 University…
Almond Board: FSMA Presentations
…From the Almond Board of California: Almond processors and some huller/shellers are covered by Preventive Controls (PC) for human food, which went into effect September 2016 for large operations. Covered…
Hampton Creek Pledges to Market Lab-grown Meat by 2019
…lives up to its timeline, it would beat its competitors to the market by three years. California-based startup Memphis Meats, which has raised at least $3 million, is the only…
Brazil Cattle Prices Stumble Following Meat Inspection Scandal
…the scandal, JBS SA, Brazil’s largest cattle buyer, is purchasing fewer cattle due to a financial squeeze on the company. Even worse, JBS no longer offers cash upon delivery of…
Inconclusive HLB Tests Remind Growers of Disease Threat
…Research Board and University of California Cooperative Extension combined to bring California citrus growing areas an educational seminar, and it started in Exeter for Central Valley growers. Research Entomologist, and…
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, June 26
…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….
California to List Glyphosate as Cancer-Causing
Monsanto is vowing to continue its legal fight against California as the state will list glyphosate as a cancer-causing chemical. California will add glyphosate to its list of chemicals known…
Farm Groups Give NAFTA Testimony to USTR
Farm groups including the National Corn Growers Association, the American Farm Bureau, and the U.S. Grains Council gave testimony Tuesday during hearings on the North American Free Trade Agreement. The…
Agri View: Animal Antibiotic Use
…used. And so, I guess it is alright to use antibiotics for cattle, hogs, and other large animals. But not for chickens. It is a problem, so far, that does…
Strong Egg Production in May
…million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Egg production in California totaled 299 million in May. That is an increase of 9 million from April and an increase of 2 million…
Cattle Inventories Up from Last Year
…percent increase from May of last year, at 1.95 million head. Other disappearance in May totaled 70,000 head, down 5 percent from May 2016. In California, inventory of cattle and…