A slight change to the calculation of income to receive Market Facilitation Program payments from impacts of the trade wars over the last two years could mean more money for…
How to Avoid COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Penalties
It is important for employers to fully understand what is required under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). A farming…
California Winegrape Growers Expected to Suffer $437 Million in Lost Sales this Fall Due to COVID-19
…U.S. Department of Agriculture recognizes the harm COVID-19 has caused our markets, and winegrape growers need to be included in the next round of financial assistance for agricultural producers.” Sponsored…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Types of Biocontrol Agents and Challenges
…two and discusses the challenges around keeping residual control with insect releases. Hoddle said, especially with certain species, it’s a balancing act between having enough food for beneficial populations to…
Picking the Right Perennials for Long-Lasting Blooming Power
…of Ours program here. Picking the Right Perennials for Long-Lasting Blooming Power Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On…
Farmworker Housing Construction Gets Easier in San Luis Obispo
…for easier use of the H-2A program. The elimination of the distance requirement for group quarters in particular will be especially valuable to growers who use H-2A workers. “We have…
NIFA Grant Helps UCR Develop Agricultural Technology
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded $90 million in grant funding to nine projects, to support investment in research to improve sustainability in the agricultural industry. …
Almond Update: New Partnership and Scholarship for Pollinator Week
…are proud to announce the alignment of ABC’s California Almond Sustainability Program (CASP)1 and Pollinator Partnership’s Bee Friendly Farming (BFF) program to promote the importance of providing pollinators with nutritional…
Plants That Will Thrive in Dry Soil
…in dry soil. Pomegranate and fig trees also prefer to grow without a ton of water. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…
El-kereamy named director of UC Lindcove REC
…he established a research and extension program serving the San Joaquin Valley table grape industry for four years. Prior to joining UC ANR, he was an assistant/associate professor in the…
Increasing CFAP Criticism from WTO Members
The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program known as CFAP is coming under fire from several members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The CFAP criticism is putting the program under increased…
Meat Industry Undergoing Significant Antitrust Scrutiny
…for allegations of price-fixing and bid-rigging between 2012 and 2017. Another major poultry producer, Tyson Foods, has been cooperating with the DOJ investigation as part of the company’s application for…
Report Shows 2020 as Being ‘A Great Time for Organics’
…continues to grow.” The organic industry struggled with the same issues the conventional produce industry was challenged by when the COVID-19 pandemic created disruption in the food supply chain. “We’ve…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 06-24-20
…the COVID 19 has had on the California ag industry, and improvements that are coming to the Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Program. Tune in to the show for these news…