…of an effective navel orangeworm control program. Insecticide treatments are often needed if these practices are not carried out, in situations with high navel orangeworm numbers, or when navel orangeworm…
AFBF Sets 2018 Policy, Raises Membership Dues
…After the policy deliberations, the membership passed a recommendation to the board that Farm Bureau explore creating a national health insurance program. Duvall says a health insurance program could both…
Early Bird Registration Deadline Approaching for 94th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum
…from 30 informational sessions with more than 80 speakers and a host of agriculture related exhibits to visit. Read about the program and sessions for the 94th Annual Agricultural Outlook…
Almond Matters: Added Benefits to Peach Twig Borer Control
…“It’s important to start early with a program and that program kicks off with peach twig borer control,” Field Market Development and Research Field Representative Tino Lopez said. “So that…
Farm Bureau Re-elects President Zippy Duvall
…across counties A flexible cotton support program that considers cotton seed, cotton lint or both to help beleaguered cotton growers Strengthened and more flexible risk management and safety-net programs for…
FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion for FSMA
…food byproducts used as animal food, along with the FSVP requirements for importers of food contact substances will also be receiving a review. These enforcement discretion policies will remain in…
Register for Agricultural Reuse Workshop
…begin at 8 a.m. followed by a welcoming address from Julie Minton, Program Director at WE&RF for Water Reuse and Desalination. Attendees will be provided with time for a brief…
Agri View: Mislabeled Food
You know it is strange, but one of America’s most consumed products is mislabeled. Everett Griner talks about different mislabeled food in today’s Agri View….
USDA/NIFA Announces Support for Crop Breeding Research
…varieties. Funding is made through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, which seeks to address challenges in food and agricultural sciences through research, extension, and education opportunities. EAGER is established…
Enjoying Your Favorite Pastime Meal
Cathy Isom fills us in about the weeklong annual food holiday everyone is sure to love. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The entire second week of January,…
Cargill, Hershey, Leave Grocery Manufacturers Association
…join Tyson Foods, Campbell Soup Company and others who have recently left Washington, D.C.’s largest food industry association. Politico reports many of the companies that have left are viewed as…
Agri View: Hog Farming
Everett Griner talks about hog farming in today’s Agri View. Raising hogs is hard work. Everett checks out what the new Guest Worker Program may do for hog farming and…
Disaster Assistance Will Set the Stage for Next Farm Bill
Passing a disaster assistance bill for agriculture will set the stage for the next farm bill, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) told workshop attendees at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2018…
Canadian Minister of Agriculture: Trade – NAFTA/Essential to Prosperity
Trade relationships are the foundation for creating economic prosperity between nations, the Hon. Lawrence MacAulay, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, said at the opening session of the American Farm…