The Organic Farmers Association is happy the U.S. Department of Agriculture took action to terminate the rulemaking process to establish a mandatory national research and promotion program for organic. The…
$2.5 Million Available to Improve Agricultural Water Efficiency in California
…(4) Approve the ‘EQIP schedule of operations.’ To find out more about this opportunity and to apply, please contact your local NRCS Service Center, which can be located at https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?state=CA….
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue: “Trump Administration Stands Behind Ag Producers”
“My message to rural America is always the same: President Trump hears you and is working to make your life better.” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (center) ceremonially cuts…
Dairy Groups Applaud Defeat of Raw Milk Amendment to 2018 Farm Bill
…a consumer group consortium consisting of the Center for Foodborne Illness, Research & Prevention; the Center for Science in the Public Interest; the Consumer Federation of America; the National Consumers…
California Cattle Council on The Horizon
…producers making decisions on the research and funding priorities. While the California Beef Council is already involved in research, promotion and educational activities, a California Cattle Council would take a…
USDA Backs Off on Organic Checkoff Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would not be pursuing an organic checkoff program which would have funded research and marketing for organic produce. The decision to…
Agri View: Georgia Citrus Expanding Thanks to Research
…The research is in the developing a variety that will do well. That research is well underway. Citrus production doubled in 2017. It looks just as promising for this year….
Organic Produce Has Strong First Quarter
The Organic Produce Network (OPN) has released an informational analysis that indicates organic produce had a strong first quarter for 2018. Using marketing research from Nielson, OPN evaluated the sales…
Texas Tech to Launch Veterinary School
…thus expanding opportunities to combine research efforts impacting both human and animal health. Economic officials in Amarillo applaud the economic investment the school will provide the community, along with “generations…
UCANR Releases New Report for Raspberry Production Costs
…Agriculture and Natural Resources’ (UCANR) Agricultural Issues Center and UC Cooperative Extension provide important information for growers contemplating new commodities to grow. The latest study, “Sample Costs to Produce and…
Report Shows Improvements in Animal Welfare, Quality and Sustainability
…includes a comprehensive profile of the beef community today, the impact of beef production to the U.S. economy, and the research-based tools and resources used to raise beef. National Cattlemen’s…
Agri View: Honeybee Research Continuing
Everett Griner talks about honeybee research in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses a grant researchers have received to study the Varroa mite problem. The deadly parasitic Varroa mite on the…
Armed to Farm Program Provides Veterans with Farming Skills
…by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). The latest week-long training was recently offered in California for the first time at Glide Ranch in Davis. “We were amazed. We…
Fresno State Awarded Irrigation Innovation Grant
Fresno State’s Jordan College of Agriculture was one of five universities across the nation selected to receive a grant for its efforts with irrigation innovation. The college’s Center for Irrigation…