Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the progress made in using sterile insect technique for…
Almond Update: NOW SIT Research Continuing to Evolve, Improve
The sterile insect technique (SIT) for helping to control navel orangeworm (NOW) in nut crops continues to progress. Sterile moths are being released in almond and pistachio test plots and…
Processing Plants Ordered to Remain Open
…the Defense Production Act, the order classifies processing operations as ‘critical infrastructure’ necessary for ensuring the protection of America’s food supply. “Our nation’s meat and poultry processing facilities play an…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 04-29-20
Today’s Farm City Newsday is coronavirus-free! The majority of news these days is related to this pandemic, but farming continues, and so does our support for the industry. This episode…
Top Free-Ranging Birds to Add to Your Flock
…have strong instincts such as the desire to forage and awareness of predators. Newer, more commercialized breeds are bred solely for production and don’t have the natural instincts like the…
Pushing for the Removal of Payment Caps Under CFAP
…look at this, it doesn’t matter what size you are. You’re seeing impacts from small farmers; you’re seeing impacts from big farmers and its really about economic damage and the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-28-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering potential complications to the food supply chain due to…
How to Manage a Free-Range Flock
…chickens. Before adding either of these to your farm, make sure that you do adequate research to make sure you pick what works best for you and your farm. If…
Market Disruptions: ‘We’re Not Out of It by Any Stretch’
…other vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower have been hit pretty hard in the winter production areas,” Puglia noted. “Those were hit extremely hard. Bell peppers have been hit as…
Almond Acres in California Saw Another Increase in 2019
…production,” President and CEO of the Almond Board of California (ABC), Richard Waycott said in a press release. “USDA-NASS’s annual acreage report is the first of three annual reports, including…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 04-27-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the NRCS extending the deadline for RCP and on-farm…
The Western View: Salute to Our Workers
…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 West….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 04-24-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how later irrigation could improve walnut health, and get…
Producers Working to Adapt to Uncertainty in the Food Supply Market
…ever went to more meals consumed outside the home than inside the home. Now, that’s radically changed in the last month,” said Ryan Jacobsen, Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO. “There…