How to care for your homegrown pineapple plant. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. If you don’t live in a warm enough climate, pineapples make an excellent container…
Signing of AB 888 Celebrated by Industry Members
…services for livestock producers. The measure was sponsored by the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF). “While consumer meat preferences continue to change, this bill provides greater flexibility for California’s livestock…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 10-04-21
…a viable approach for mitigating the effects of HLB, and a report on California’s efforts to engage on meat processing issues. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
USDA Announces ASF Vaccine Candidate
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service announced that one of its vaccine candidates can prevent and protect against African swine fever. Specifically, the vaccine shows effectiveness against the current Asian and European…
AFBF: No Methane Tax on Animals in Reconciliation Bill
The American Farm Bureau Federation, addressing a social media myth, says “the current language of the reconciliation bill does not impose a methane tax on agriculture.” Those words are from…
Growing Pineapple No Matter Where You Live
How to grow Pineapple no matter where you live. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. You may not know it, but you don’t have to live in a…
Week in Review: Port Congestion as Bad as Ever, USDA to Invest in Drought Relief
…improvements can be made to California’s infrastructure to help support a more resilient meat supply chain. The beef and dairy sectors are making progress toward the goal of becoming climate…
Continuing Resolution Includes Disaster Relief for Agriculture
…drought over the past two years,” said California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson. “This disaster assistance will provide California’s family farms with needed additional support, providing both stability for…
Governor Newsom Signs $15 Billion Climate Package
…in California. Signed at the site of the KNP Complex in Sequoia National Park, the bills address several areas of need for the state. The climate package covers a wide…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 10-01-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show covers the latest climate package signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, information on California walnut…
Joint Initiative Seeks to Promote Competition in the Beef Supply Chain
The American Antitrust Institute and Organization for Competitive Markets announced a new joint initiative, “Breaking the Market Power Bottleneck in U.S. Beef: A Roadmap for Building an Independent Ranching and…
American Bumblebees Could be Listed as Endangered
Image by Josef Pichler from Pixabay The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the American bumblebee, whose populations have plummeted by nearly 90 percent, may warrant Endangered Species Act protection….
Essentials You Will Need to Attract Pollinators
The essentials you’ll need attract pollinators to your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Photo by Laura Ockel on Unsplash Photo by David Clode on Unsplash Rather…
Ag Groups Seek Supreme Court Appeal of Proposition 12
Ag groups are continuing to push back against the coming implementation of California’s Proposition 12. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) have petitioned the…