…University of California alfalfa and forage extension specialist. Because supplies for premium hay remain tight, there’s a “severe (pricing) penalty for low quality and a big reward for high quality,”…
Optimizing Production a Nursery Focus
…not. “We think of California as the fount of information and the mecca of what is going on in the almond industry and a lot of that is historically true,…
Beef Production Up Five Percent in 2016.
…hand with lower beef imports into the U.S. Imports should drop 13 percent this year and another 11 percent in 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump Adviser Talks Agriculture
…seat at the table to help us go forward with these issues, but we will enforce the laws of this country.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
House Ag Committee Modernizes Packers and Stockyards Act
…producers receive the law’s financial protections, regardless of whether they sell at a fixed-facility location or through an online video auction. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Analysts Question Bayer-Monsanto Merger
…in other sectors of the economy and now this trend is happening in agriculture.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Read other news on the Bayer-Monsanto merger….
The California Kitchen: Meat Loaf
…To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show:…
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
California Continues to Dominate Organic Sales with $2.4 Billion of $6.2 Billion Nationally The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2015 Certified…
Water Board Declares Water War on Merced and Stanislaus Counties
…Board has spent millions of dollars on staff and consultants rewriting the report. After all this time and expense, and during one of the worst droughts in California’s history, it…
Farm Bureau: River-Flow Plan Will Cause Needless Suffering
Wenger Water supplies dedicated to fish should be subject to the same efficiency standards as those affecting California farmers and homeowners, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation, which criticized…
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
…olive knot in California orchards. The work is being done by Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, noted researcher from the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at the University of California, Riverside….
Almond Board: Almond Conference Sessions
Plans are in high gear for this year’s Almond Conference. The Almond Board of California gives us an update on the conference’s educational sessions. The Almond conference will take place…
EPA Glyphosate Assessment Moved to Next Spring
…From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Pesticide Information Center What is glyphosate? Glyphosate is an herbicide. It is applied to the leaves of plants to…
Livestock Groups Launch Website on Antibiotic Changes
…groups include the Animal Health Institute, the National Pork Producers Council, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the Animal Agriculture Alliance. A news release from the Animal Health Institute says…