Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering an inbound trade mission to bolster California fruit and…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 08-13-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering top CAL/OSHA violations, changes to Trader Joe’s produce department,…
Infrastructure Needed for Groundwater Recharge
Infrastructure and volunteers are needed to make groundwater recharge successful in California. Many in the agriculture community were disappointed that not all of the surface water storage projects were fully…
Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres
…(USDA). This marks the most prevented plant acres reported since USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) began releasing the report in 2007 and 17.49 million acres more than reported at this…
Plan to Use Farm Bill Funding to Support Animal Disease Prevention and Management
…the 2018 Farm Bill. Section 12101 of the 2018 Farm Bill established a three-part program to comprehensively support animal disease prevention and management. The bill included funding to create two…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-12-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the Organic Research Foundation grant deadline, trade markets lost…
Overruled: EPA Trumps California’s Cancerous Glyphosate Labeling
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently updated regulations regarding glyphosate labeling requirements. In an effort to provide label clarity, EPA will no longer be approving glyphosate products to indicate the…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 08-09-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the top 2 CAL/OSHA agriculture citations, the value of…
Wool Industry Adversely Affected by AB 1066 Overtime Rules
…state’s sheep industry may cease to exist if the amended wage order is not addressed. According to the agency, the wage order will result in a 119 percent increase in…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 08-08-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering almond hulls potentially improving eggs, CSI SmartWater curbing ag…
Almond Update: Almond Hulls Improving Egg Production?
Research is using almond hulls to make a better organic chicken feed. Hulls can increase a critical amino acid naturally in black soldier fly larvae, a key feed option in organic poultry production. Dean…
The Western View: Insects Repelled by Unfamiliar Odors
…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 West. Sponsored Content…
AgSharks Competition Back for Another Year
…technologies compete for the opportunity to earn a $250,000 minimum investment and access to farmland to pilot their innovations. Entrepreneurs interested in pitching their agtech startups at the AgSharks Competition…
Assistance Payments May Be More Evenly Distributed This Go Around
…the purpose of assisting farmers impacted by the Chinese tariffs. A total of $14.5 billion will be dispensed in the form of direct payments. University of Illinois agricultural economist, Scott…