The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has opened the application period for the 2022 Alliance and Research Grants. DPR is offering $5.55 million in potential funding to expedite the transition…
USDA is Asking What Cell-Cultured Meat Should Be Called
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking for insight on what cell-cultured meat and poultry should be called. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has put out an…
Best and Worst Companions for Your Guava Crop
Some of the best and worst companions for your Guava crop. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Photo by Fabrizio Frigeni on Unsplash Some of the best Companion…
Governor’s Veto of AB 616 ‘Protects the Sanctity of the Secret Ballot’
…the California Fresh Fruit Association. The United Farm Workers (UFW) expressed disappointment in Governor Newsom’s decision. UFW had been organizing a 260-mile March to the Capitol in support of AB…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-23-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show has stories about ag groups pushing for action on issues of ocean carrier practices,…
Almond Update: ALP Golf Tournament Back to Support Ag Education
…money to support the California Future Farmers of American (FFA) Foundation. After taking a year off due to COVID, the annual event will be back on October 22 at the…
Study Shows Ag Retailers Thoughts on Carbon Markets
…if they will participate, with only eight percent saying the current incentive levels are enough to gain grower interest. The majority of retailers surveyed manage their grower’s digital data and…
USTR Tai Meets with United Kingdom on Trade
…subsidies. It was a move that trade experts say was a sign that the British government is hoping to resume negotiations with the United States. The National Association of Farm…
Caring for Your Guava Tree Once You Get it in Soil
How to care for your guava tree once you get it in soil. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by Akhmad Bayuri from Pixabay If you have…
DPR Considering Multiple Angles in Development of Pesticide Notification Network
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is incorporating input from a variety of interests in the development of the Pesticide Notification Network. With an allocation of $10 million in…
Reducing Irrigation Achieves Same Quality and Yield in Winegrape Research
New winegrape research looking at irrigation levels has produced some positive results for growers in coastal areas of California. Lead author of a research paper that was recently published, Kaan…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 09-22-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show features information on the development of a statewide pesticide notification network, as well as…
Taiwan Threatens to Take China Before the WTO
…point in years. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting and the American Farm Bureau Federation contributed to this report. Taiwan Threatens to Take China Before the WTO Sponsored Content CIR…
‘No’ to Immigration Reform – Ag Labor in Limbo?
…before MacDonough that immigration reform was outside the scope of what could get passed under reconciliation. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting and the American Farm Bureau Federation contributed to…