…engages in production, nutrition and market research, advertising and promotion in domestic and international markets, quality control and statistical analysis and dissemination. As a Federal Marketing Order, it is important…
How Pesticide Resistance Happens
…and Cooperative Extension Entomology Farm Advisor David Haviland talked about how resistance develops at both the Almond Conference and last week’s UC Cooperative Extension’s IPM meeting focused on chlorpyrifos. Haviland…
The Western View: Indoor Vertical Farming
…a warehouse to hold an indoor farm. The Western View Indoor Vertical Farming When the farm is at full production, it is expected to provide 30 harvests a year, growing…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…cara cara and blood orange varieties. California’s grapefruit production is down 1 percent from the 2013-14 season, but lemon production is up 9 percent, USDA crop analysts found. Tangerine and…
USDA to Measure the Financial Health of American Farms
…provide data on their operating expenditures, production costs and household characteristics. “Farm organizations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, other government agencies, members of Congress, and state and local officials use…
Agri View: Water Management
…climate change. Data are available in the ERS product Western Irrigated Agriculture, which summarizes the farm-structural characteristics for irrigated farms in the 17 Western States based on USDA’s 2008 Farm…
Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016
…of the American Farm Bureau Federation. VanderWal Scott VanderWal is a third-generation family farmer from Volga, South Dakota, and has been president of the South Dakota Farm Bureau since 2004….
Georgia Farmer Elected American Farm Bureau President
Duvall Today, during the annual American Farm Bureau Convention in Orlando, Florida, delegates elected Georgia farmer Zippy Duvall to lead the organization as President. Duvall, who has been serving as…
Transparency Key to Building Consumer Trust
…Center for Food Integrity’s Charlie Arnot told farmers and ranchers from across the country during a workshop at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 97th Annual Convention and IDEAg Trade Show….
Allergens and Security Top List of Food Safety Concerns
…“I understand you can’t lock down a farm, but to say you can’t do anything isn’t true,” Reeve said. He urged farmers and ranchers to consider looking carefully at the…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 12
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Huanglongbing Disease Spread and Characteristics
…impact from infected trees in the first 2 years and if or when it spreads in California that some growers might see an increase in production, but that won’t last….
Why is the EPA Suing John Duarte for Plowing his Land?
…the same type of regulatory enforcement could become commonplace, threatening farmers across the nation. EPA has said that farmers have no need to worry about the rule because normal farming…
Truth Matters to Consumers
…the farm and advocates for the agriculture industry as a member of CommonGround Kansas and Kansas Farm Bureau. You can follow her online at @SawyerFarm and through her blog, www.newtothefarm.wordpress.com….