…declare all agricultural items to U.S. Customs and Border Protection so they can make sure items are free of harmful pests or diseases. When enjoying the great outdoors, don’t move…
California and Australia – a Continuing Partnership
…Rooney, Agricultural Council of California; Eric Holst, Environmental Defense Fund/California State Board of Food and Agriculture; CDFA Secretary Karen Ross; Don Cameron, Terranova Ranch/CDFA Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel;…
Western View: Fake Science Journals Prove Anything You Want
…led down the rabbit hole by a con artist. Use the smell test – if it smells fishy, don’t trust it without verification. When it comes to new and unbelievable…
Senate Ag Schedules Perdue Confirmation Vote
…don’t get to Perdue before they leave, he won’t be able to get sworn in until the last week of April, at the earliest. When asked if the Senate will…
Agri View: Trade Questions
…customers are China, South Korea and Vietnam. Of course we know what would be renegotiated, but this is the case where the old adage ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix…
Citrus Tarping Enforcement Begins April 3
…or destination, must be tarped,” she said. “You don’t have to use a tarp. You can use a van or something that is completely covered on all four sides, down…
Black Market Hackers Selling Tractor Repair Software Illegally
…them to repair the company’s tractors. The article says when farmers are in crunch-time, like harvest, they usually don’t have time to wait for a dealership employee to come out…
Ag Groups Divided on Health Care Reform
…sold less than $50,000 in agricultural products and 57 percent had sales less than $10,000,” Johnson noted. “Young farm families that don’t receive additional income or health benefits from off-farm…
Spinach Growers See Increased Demand
…a regular basis just don’t understand what we’re going through and what this could mean to a lot of other crops in the future.” The disease is such an important…
Agri View: Little known Peanut Facts
…it is a tasty food and it is an important crop. So you know more now than you did, don’t you? That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
Agri View: Power of Positive Thinking
…don’t learn in school. Most of them a pessimist wouldn’t start in the first place. Agritourism is a good example. Somebody saw a way to make a profit from farming….
Pesticide Rule Revisions Help, Still Unneeded
…“If I am growing cotton, if I don’t have a lygus problem I am not going to spray for it. If I don’t have a white fly problem I am…
Agri View: “Waste” Labeling
…on a food label to reduce waste. “Sell by”, “Use by”, “Best if used by”. All the other caution notes on the label don’t seem to be working. One federal…
Despite Rising Demand, U.S. Doesn’t Do Enough to Support Organic Transition
…energy than conventional farming because organic farmers don’t use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, which are produced with fossil fuels, for nitrogen; instead, organic systems obtain nitrogen from legumes or cattle…