Over 20 new trees in Southern California have been confirmed HLB-positive. The new finds raise the total number of trees with huanglongbing disease found in California to around 100. All…
China Threatening Retaliation Against U.S. Over Trade Sanctions
…huge with some 1.4 billion people, and China has a growing middle-class that can afford U.S. commodities like beef and pork. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Culver’s Restaurants Celebrating Farmers with Corn Mazes
…maze design includes the Thank You Farmers message, as well as a variety of farm scene elements like cows and tractors. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Low Education Rural Counties Worse Off than Higher Education Rural Counties
…than for all other rural counties. Additionally, the unemployment rate of low education rural counties was about a percentage point higher. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Stabenow Concerned with Monument Review
…presidents “have repeatedly abused their authority under the Antiquities Act” by locking up more than 240 million acres without economic analysis. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Urban Agriculturalists Hoping for Beneficial Legislation
Proponents of urban agriculture are hoping two bills will be reintroduced this year in time to be added to the 2018 Farm Bill. Bloomberg reports the bills have very different…
GAO Recommends Lowering Crop Insurance Expected Rate of Return
…the expected rate of return, GAO says the federal crop insurance program could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Nations Sign Non-Disclosure Agreement
…in trade negotiations, expires four years after negotiations conclude. Further negotiations on revamping NAFTA are due to start in Mexico City September first. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Disease Resistant Strawberry Research Gets Funding Boost
…UC Davis program and its partners to help come up with new varieties for farmers. The California Strawberry Commission is contributing an additional $1.8 million to support the effort. (Gregory…
The Western View: Farmbot
…plants that are growing in the wrong places. You can order your farmbot off their website at www.farmbot.io <http://www.farmbot.io/>. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
New Food Labeling Regulation in Development by USDA Should Not Disparage Biotechnology, Mislead Consumers
…the foods they eat, according to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). In comments filed with USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service, NMPF said it supports a strict, science-based approach in determining…
Farm City Newsday Friday 8-25-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Starting a Hydroponic Garden or Farm
Cathy Isom has some pointers on how to start your own hydroponic garden or farm. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Starting a Hydroponic Garden or Farm Hydroponic…
Agriculture Looks for Ways to Boost Exports
Agriculture is looking for every way possible to boost farm exports, at a time when other trade avenues seem to be limited or closed. TPP is off the table, the…