…26 percent of these farms. The largest corn farms, over 2,900 acres, have double the PA adoption rates of all farms: 70-80 percent of large farms use mapping, about 80…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for October 24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Officials Warn of Flash Flood Potential
Flood and fire officials from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), CAL FIRE and the National Weather Service (NWS) warn that weather and land conditions across California increase the…
Re-engaging the Industry at Citrus Conference
California Citrus Mutual opened the California Citrus Conference with a political update and a motivational speech to re-engage the industry. The Citrus Research Board brought back its California Citrus Conference…
California Wild Pig Problems: How Much?
…in California isn’t necessarily new, but it is growing. However, University of California (UC) Cooperative Extension Wildlife Specialist Robert Baldwin says despite the damage they do, wild pigs are not…
An Early Farm Bill Means More Money for Ag
…more money to work with for farm programs if they did the work early. Another reason for getting the work done early is the dairy farming dilemma. A global oversupply…
Rabobank Says Pork Export Pace is Slowing
…capacity arrives in 2017. Rabobank also said production in the European Union will need to slow down to maintain price support. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Canada-EU Trade Deal All But Dead
…the small region of Wallonia has all but killed a trade deal that affects 508 million Europeans and 36.3 million Canadians. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Ambassadors Make Case for Lame-Duck TPP Vote
…one of the many organizations urging members of Congress to vote on TPP during the upcoming lame-duck session after the elections. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Clinton, Trump Campaigns Talk Agriculture
…campaign, so Farm Journal Media and Farm Foundation put together the forum with the goal of highlighting important rural issues. An Ag Web dot Com article said former Deputy Secretary…
Informa Expects More Soybeans In 2017
…lowest level since 1970, right at 48.9 million acres. The company estimates wheat farmers will harvest 35.4 million acres in 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Promoting the Taste of America in India
Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Alexis Taylor and Consul General Tom Vajda for the U.S. Consulate General Mumbai kickoff the Taste of America celebration at the…
Critical European Grapevine Moth Safeguarding Milestone Recognized
…the California County Agricultural Commissioners marked the eradication of the European grapevine moth (EGVM), a serious threat to California’s agricultural economy, from California at an event in Napa County, California….
Commentary: Always be Aware When Traveling over Railroad Tracks
…Sheehan, state coordinator, California Operation Lifesaver: caol@caol.us. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation. Susan Madigan is the regulatory and compliance officer at the San Joaquin…