…Nutrition Service’s Office of Community Food Systems (OCFS). The new partnership will be an effort to develop farm to school trainings for agricultural producers. The farm to school training and…
Concern Raised by Increased Botrytis Presence
…Farm Advisor for Tulare and Kings counties. “It is something that we expected having that amount of rain that late in the season. That’s like the perfect storm to develop…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 06-25-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering tariffs and how India is joining in on the…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 06-24-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Later this week, the U.S. and China are scheduled to reengage in trade talks at the…
USDA Offers Producers Options to Re-enroll or Extend Expiring CRP Contracts
…their contract, should contact their USDA service center by August 23. To locate your local FSA office, visit www.farmers.gov. More information on CRP can be found at www.fsa.usda.gov/crp. Source: USDA/Farm Service Agency…
Input Sought for Development of Climate-Resilient Water System
…Agriculture (CDFA), California Natural Resources Agency, and California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal EPA) are tasked with drafting recommendations for meeting future water needs of the state. The agencies are urging…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-21-19
In today’s show, we cover how a CalOSHA visit can turn into a full inspection and how the industry is saying that is happening more often. Brian German has a…
Vaccine Investigators Use Bacterium’s Own Protein Against It
…A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists is investigating a new “ingredient” for use in vaccinating cattle against Johne’s disease, a chronic wasting affliction that costs the U.S….
Farm Bureau Endorses Senate Water Legislation
(CFBF) Water legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate recognizes the continued crisis facing water reliability in the West, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation. CFBF endorsed the Drought Resiliency…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 06-20-19
Welcome to Farm City Newsday by AgNet West. We have a great show today starting with National news as there was some hope injected back into the China-US trade scuffle…
Almond Update: FORE! Support California FFA June 27
…spots left for golfers in the tournament and several opportunities for sponsorships to support the California Future Farmers of America. The golf tournament is just one of the many fundraisers…
‘Young Farmers Success Act’ to Relieve Agricultural Student Loan Debt
…include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals who are employed in public service jobs for purposes of eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Federal Direct Loan…
Squaring Off Against the Unknown, California Hemp Grower Bets Big
…genotype side, the political side,” said Donald Collins, President of SoCal Farms. “But any unknown from a government agency is kind of tough to live with.” SoCal Farms was formed…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 06-19-19
…growers as we talked to a Kern County grower that has teamed up with two other producers to farm industrial hemp in the Antelope Valley. Bayer announced it is setting…