The California table grape industry recently sold 450,000 boxes to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as part of the Tariff Mitigation Program that is focused on providing relief to…
Industry Excited for Dairy Policy Reforms in Farm Bill
Industry members have expressed significant support for some of the dairy policy reforms put forth in the farm bill that should prove beneficial for dairy farmers. The National Milk Producers…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 12-19-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1,…
Shasta Variety a Vigorous Almond Tree
Self-fertile almond varieties are becoming more popular as the first trees in production continue to mature. The Shasta variety was introduced a few years ago and growers are starting to…
Farm Bill Set to Bring Several Benefits to California Growers
…any day now and it appears there could be some significant benefits for California once it gets here. “There’s some really good stuff in it for California, I mean first…
CFDF Issues Virulent Newcastle Disease Alert
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Animal Health and Food Safety Services issued a disease alert. Virulent Newcastle Disease has been found in a commercial chicken operation in…
New ‘Bee Where’ Program Should Be Here By Spring
The ‘Bee Where’ program that was launched at the California Association of Pest Control Advisors annual conference is expected to be ready to go by spring. Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner…
Farmland Access Remains A Challenge for Young and Beginning Farmers
…or older. That is due in part to the high-cost of farmland making it difficult for farmers aged 40 and under to become landowners. Farmland prices have increased nearly two…
Ag Must Be Part Of U.S.-EU Trade Deal, Groups Insist
…it address the EU’s restrictive tariff and non-tariff barriers to U.S. farm products. In a letter sent to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 53 organizations, led by the…
Farm Bureau’s Duvall, Aiken Cite Strengths of Clean Water Rule
…the Tennessee Farm Bureau and kicked-off by Tennessee Farm Bureau President Jeff Aiken, included presentations by Acting Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who provided…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 12-18-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1,…
Tips on Caring for Your Christmas Tree
…after you cut it down. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Christmas trees require constant care from the moment they are plucked from the tree farm and are…
Round Two of Trade Mitigation Payments Coming From USDA
The second round of trade mitigation payments will be coming to aid farmers and ranchers affected by the trade retaliation from other countries. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue made…
More Produce Recalled from E. coli Outbreak
More produce is coming off the shelf after the farm linked to the romaine E. coli outbreak was identified last week. The Federal Drug Administration pinpointed Santa Maria farming operation…