Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show includes a Making Sense of Biologicals episode on entomopathogenic fungi in a rotational program,…
Details of the 2021 Agricultural Outlook Forum Program
…Dr. Seth Meyer will be presenting the Department’s outlook for U.S. commodity markets and trade, as well as information about U.S. farm income. The program will include more than 30…
Innovation Strategy Report to Guide USDA Research Moving Forward
…stakeholders. Four areas of innovation were highlighted during the outreach efforts. Respondents were asked specifically about genome design, digital automation, prescriptive intervention, and systems-based farm management. Extensive stakeholder input was…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 01-18-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering researchers working on worm-like robots to collect soil data,…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 01-15-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how to prepare and implement disease management plans in…
The Western View: That Controversial President Richard Nixon
…for agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a regular contributor to California Farmer Magazine. His commentary “The Western View” is a regular feature on Farm City Newsday and AgNet…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 01-14-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering priorities of the Senate Ag Committee with a new…
Almond Update: Bloom Disease, Irrigation at Next Training Tuesday
The Almond Board of California is holding a series of training coined ‘Training Tuesdays’ for the new year. The next training, January 19, will focus on bloom disease and irrigation…
MSOB: Worms in Space, How Nematodes Might Help Space Exploration
…back USDA Agricultural Research Service Entomologist Dr. David Shaprio-Ilan who led the cosmic project. He said the nematodes spent about a month in outer space and the results were very…
UCCE Rice Team Sums Up 2020 Weedy Rice Issues
…with another biotype,” said Whitney Brim-DeForest, Rice Farm Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer, and Sacramento counties. “It appears that we some fields where we’re having multiple infestations in the same…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 01-13-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering ag and water groups seeking water infrastructure funding from…
FCC Report Highlights Value of Broadband to Ag Productivity
A report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) details the impact that broadband internet has on agricultural production. In a paper titled “Impact of Broadband Penetration on U.S. Farm Productivity”…
Virtual California Rice Commission Annual Grower Meeting Coming Up
…information on farm policy and other key federal issues, water challenges and concerns, as well as international trade and policy. “I’m pretty excited about it. I think it will be…
Industry Groups Urge New Administration to Address Water Infrastructure
…investment in water infrastructure, along with a regulatory system that prioritizes efficiency and completion of projects, is necessary to preserve our farms and strengthen our rural communities in the West.”…