…Center pitch competition at World Ag Expo About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk…
Grant Applications Being Accepted for Dairy Methane Reduction Programs
…and livestock operations in California. Applications for the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program and the Alternative Manure Management Program are due by Friday, March 27. CDFA will be hosting…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…to become an Agribusiness Owner/Manager. Martinez joined the Prairie Center 4-H Club at nine years old. He decided to do a swine entrepreneurship project and has had hogs in his…
FDA Stall Tactics Hurting U.S. Agriculture
(NPPC) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) misrepresentation of a gene edited livestock research project is its latest stall tactic designed to rationalize a regulatory grasp on an…
Putting Agriculture in a Positive Light with Social Media Engagement
…with positive ones. “Research has shown that for every one negative article, particularly about agriculture, it’s going to take four positive articles – something people see – to counteract and…
CBB Announces New Officers at 2020 Cattle Industry Convention
(CBB) — Cattle producers Jared Brackett, Hugh Sanburg and Norman Voyles, Jr. are the new leaders of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board (CBB). This officer team is responsible…
Consumer Research Shows Widespread Confusion About Contents of Plant-Based Fake Meat
…or vegan food product. One major source of confusion uncovered by NCBA’s research is that approximately one third of surveyed consumers believed that plant-based fake meat products contained at least…
Details of Risk Management Programs for Hemp Producers Announced
…operate under a state or university research pilot, as authorized by the 2014 farm bill. Producers must report hemp acreage to FSA after planting to comply with federal and state…
Strong Demand, Leverage Shift Adds Optimism for Year Ahead
…summer. CattleFax Vice President of Research and Risk Management Services Mike Murphy predicted that corn and soybean acres will increase during the year ahead, with corn plantings rising 4 million…
Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. New Ads Address Myths About Beef
…“To achieve this, we are leaning on checkoff funded technical research and focusing on the real facts about real beef.” The new series of ads are currently running on Facebook,…
CSU-Bakersfield to Establish Grimm Family Center for Agricultural Business
A new ag business facility is coming to California State University-Bakersfield. The CSU Board of Trustees recently approved the establishment of the Grimm Family Center for Agricultural Business at the…
The Western View: History and Lesser-known World Ag Expo Facts
…Agri-Center® was created as the home of the World Ag Expo. It’s a working farm, in addition to an event center, with nearly 400 acres of almonds, hay, and cotton…
EPA Makes Final Review Decision on Glyphosate
The Environmental Protection Agency periodically assesses herbicides and pesticides to determine the chemicals’ functionality and safety. During this process, the agency accepts public comments, conducts research and undergoes registration review….
Pistachio Winter Juvenile Tree Dieback A Confounding Issue
…the issue and the research process is proving to be difficult. “All of our variables are confounded. The low elevation area is also the area where we have the most…