…They don’t want to be looking over their shoulder. They don’t want their employees looking over their shoulder,” he said. On a recent trip to California, Secretary Perdue met with…
Register for the Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium
…is “Producing Quality Forages in the West.” The symposium is organized by the Cooperative Extension Services of multiple states including California and Arizona, along with grower and industry liaison members….
Delay Sought for Reporting Farm Air Emissions
With a Nov. 15 deadline looming, the National Pork Producers Council and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association filed a brief in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s motion…
PBW Program Highlights Pest Pressure in Cotton
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has recently released their final report on the Pink Bollworm (PBW) Program for the San Joaquin Valley. The program also monitors the presence…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…the urban and agricultural regions of the state,” said Doug Carlson, a spokesman for the California Department of Water Resources. “We have 25.9 million acre-feet in the 154 reservoirs that…
Ten Things Canada Wants From NAFTA Modernization
…that round four of the negotiations was very disappointing to Canadian producers. “When looking at beef and pork, the U.S. and Canada are completely on the same page,” Haney says….
NAFTA Withdrawal Contingency Plans
…says Perdue, “such as how we would protect our producers with the safety net if prices respond negatively to withdrawal.” Still, Perdue says these are only contingency plans and that…
USDA to Measure Final 2017 Row Crop Production and Grain Stocks with Two End-of-Year Surveys
…programs that are important to row crop producers rely on farmer-reported NASS data. When enough producers do not respond to the surveys, NASS is not able to publish data. Without…
USDA Invests in Integrated Pest Management for Increased Production
…University of California, Davis, California, $180,000 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, $150,471 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, $179,940 University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, $164,468 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida,…
Working on Sugar Support Programs Before 2018 Farm Bill
…producers access to nonrecourse loans and, as a result, those producers would have difficulty obtaining capital and staying in business. Galen Lee, president of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association, says…
China Online Mall To Buy Large Amounts of Beef and Pork
…leading e-commerce platform, to the benefit of both U.S. producers and Chinese consumers,” said Richard Liu, JD.com Chairman and CEO, who participated in the signing ceremony. “China’s shoppers will rest…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation
…what tips he would give growers. Listen to the report: From the Almond Board of California: Paying it Forward Think of your post-harvest and late season irrigation as “paying it…
Advancing from Sustainable to Regenerative Agriculture
A new program focused on regenerative agriculture has been developed through the Institute for Sustainable Development at California State University, Chico. The Regenerative Agriculture Initiative (RAI) is aimed at restoring…
Soilless Production Falls Under Organic Certification
…production as organic, claim that the methods used are contrary to the core principals of organic production, which center around soil health. However, soilless producers argue their methods are as…