…closely with other agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, California Department of Food and Agriculture, CalFire, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The largest wildfire in California’s history,…
American Prefer Grocery Stores Over Online Ordering
…make at home, 45 percent of adults report eating out at a restaurant at least weekly and 31 percent order takeout food. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Water Works: Legislative Compromise in Works for California Water Concerns
…state legislators here to help reclaim water for our communities,” California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson said during the recent water rally in Sacramento. “We will start that with…
Citrus Study Says Regulation Costs to Increase
Citrus Research Board Report Explains Cost Impacts on Growers New regulations are expected to cost California citrus growers an average of $701 per acre per year, or $203 million annually…
Capitol Water Rally ‘Worth Your Fight’
Congressman Jim Costa AgNet West’s Danielle Leal talks to CFBF President Jamie Johansson The water rally that took place on the steps of the Capitol Building on Monday brought growers,…
Rural Mainstreet Index Rises
…50.0. In terms of the sale of farm equipment over the next 12 months, bankers expect sales to decline by 7.8 percent. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Beck’s, Stine, Seek Further Dicamba Restrictions
…move would be a competitive blow to Monsanto, which is being absorbed by Bayer, as Monsanto sells a popular dicamba system for growers. Monsanto counters that complaints have dropped this…
Canada May Rejoin NAFTA Talks this Week
…seeing a quick agreement as a political win, before the U.S. midterm elections and before a new President takes office in Mexico. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Concerns Growing over USDA Reorganization
…located in Washington. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition charges further, suggesting that the move “fundamentally endangers, our country’s capacity for agricultural research and development.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Survey: Commodity Prices Impacting Ag Retailers
…into their current systems. Proagrica is self-described as the leading independent provider of data integration and insight across the agriculture supply chain. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Sunflowers – a Different Crop
…unless you are in California. Sunflower seed are shipped all around the country and most of the world. They come from California. My information says that 90 percent of the…
Bayer/Monsanto Merger Clears All Hurdles
…involved in defense efforts at glyphosate trials and any other legal disputes, such as potential claims for damages in connection with dicamba.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ag Lenders Worried About Farmers
…of the survey respondents are also predicting that conditions will worsen further by the time the third quarter of 2018 rolls around. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Growth Energy Comments on Proposed 2019 RVO Targets
…for these exemptions, EPA has made the numbers hollow by turning the clock back on the Renewable Fuels Standard by five years.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….