…to California, Secretary Perdue heard from the agriculture community at a town hall meeting held at the Modesto Junior College Agricultural Pavilion, where he was also introduced to the newly…
Weather Causes California Rice To Take Hit in 2017
…seen in Glenn and Butte counties. Several growers and PCAs indicated that this year even worse than 2015. There was also a lot of concern among California rice growers, surrounding…
Bringing Persimmons into the Limelight
…profits. Breksa’s team includes WRRC engineer Rebecca Milczarek and horticulturist John Preece at the ARS National Clonal Germplasm Respiratory in Davis, California. They are working with California persimmon growers and…
October Farm Equipment Sales Increase
Tractor and combine sales for October increased from levels recorded last year. The Association of Equipment Manufacturer’s monthly report shows the sale of all tractors in the U.S. in October,…
U.S. Poultry Groups Applaud WTO’s Indonesian Ruling
…poultry industry estimates the potential market for U.S. poultry exports to Indonesia at 170,000 metric tons annually, valued at $177 million. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
McKinney Visit to India Good for U.S. Pork
…McKinney said: “the progress report is good.” India could begin allowing U.S. pork into the country as early as next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agriculture Groups Band Together to Support Section 199
…emphasizes that with most of agriculture facing the fourth consecutive year of stagnant prices, now is not the time to raise the tax burden on farmers. From the National Association…
Analyst Predicts Farm Bill Delay
…2019. Matt Roberts told the Tri-State Grain Growers from Washington, Oregon and Idaho, that he predicts there will be an extension in 2018 and that the real bill will come…
NAFTA Talks Again Underway
…resolution is not reached by the end of March, “the political calendar will make it very difficult to complete a deal.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Fresno State Ag Mechanization Lab Gets Update
…essential for the rest of their careers.” Fresno State is the only California State University campus that offers a mechanized agriculture emphasis for agriculture education majors. Its curriculum includes six…
New Pesticide Regulations Begin January 1
…California Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR) disallows many applications within a quarter-mile radius from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Western Agricultural Processors Association was one of many groups opposing…
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
…southeastern U.S. A University of California, Davis project is developing alternative, economically and technically feasible pest management systems and outreach strategies to replace methyl bromide in strawberry production that also…
Labor, Guestworker Programs Lead Sustainable Ag Expo
…workers,” he said. Martin Housing remains the biggest hindrance to the adoption of H2A workers. Building new housing under California requirements can be cumbersome, and many areas that need the…
Farmers Need Trade to Move Record Corn Crop
…Illinois Corn Growers Association says this is what farmers pencil out on paper to demonstrate why market access is so important to corn farmer profitability. “It looks like our ‘what…