DuPont and Dow to Combine in Merger of Equals

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…global pure-play Agriculture company; a leading global pure-play Material Science company; and a leading technology and innovation-driven Specialty Products company. Each of the businesses will have clear focus, an appropriate…

Push for Local Food in Schools

Taylor HillmanGeneral

There’s a new national push for local food in schools, following a report by a California newspaper. Local Food in Schools Fifty agricultural trade associations, farmer co-ops and agribusinesses of…

U.S. Cotton Sector Facing Difficult Economic Conditions

Taylor HillmanCotton

…country” hearing conducted by the House Agriculture Committee’s General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee, the witnesses outlined numerous market, policy and regulatory issues that threaten to undermine the U.S….

Still Hope for Breaking California Drought

Taylor HillmanGeneral

Is there still hope for breaking the 4-year drought in central and southern California? Gary Crawford talks with USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. Still hope for breaking California drought…

The Western View: Vocational Education

Taylor HillmanFeatures, Western View

…schools. But students outside of agriculture programs don’t have that advantage, and are not taught the basic job skills associated with manual labor. Those students are on a college program,…

Boundary Lines Complicate Groundwater Management

Taylor HillmanDrought, Water

…in groundwater basins. California Groundwater Website For the first time in California history, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) empowers local agencies to adopt groundwater management plans that are tailored…