…gift to the United States for its Bicentennial. The collection also features the most famous bonsai in the world, Goshin, created by Japanese-American bonsai master John Naka. Japanese for “protector…
Wasp and Scale Insects Help Control Giant Reed
…banks, stifles native vegetation, affects flood control, reduces wildlife habitat, and impedes law enforcement activities along the international border. Recent research conducted by entomologist John Goolsby, with the ARS Tick…
Federal Reserve: December Next Rate Boost?
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams says the best time for the U.S. central bank to raise rates again likely will be at its policy gathering in…
American Butter Institute Board Elects New Leadership
John Ellenberger of Land O’ Lakes, Inc. was elected the new president of the American Butter Institute at the group’s Board of Directors’ meeting in mid-October. The board also designated…
Critical European Grapevine Moth Safeguarding Milestone Recognized
…Cordova. CDFA Secretary Karen Ross congratulates Bob Wynn, Senior Advisor and Statewide Coordinator of the Pierce’s Disease Control Program (right), and John Hooper with CDFA’s Pest Detection/Emergency Projects office (left)….
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
…Please send a brief resume by November 15, 2016, to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bureau of Livestock Identification, Attention: John Suther, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, California 95814….
Succession Plans can Assure Farms Stay in the Family
…John Guth of Yuba City, who specializes in estates and trusts, said being without a succession plan “could be disastrous for heirs when it comes to control of the assets…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
…of our farms. Tell that to John, who faces $1 million in legal fees and over $6 million in fines. The judge who decided against John claimed in the opinion…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…home,” Navarro said. “We send the crews home.” A lot of work hours melted away in Ventura County too, where John Krist reported many crews were being sent home early…
Aged Cows Top the International Guernsey Show
…Lantz Farm Preppy Indy, Melinda Rushing, Perkins, Okla. Lavon Farms Regency Adore, John & Bonnie Ayars and Todd Moore, Mechanicsburg, Ohio Six-Year-Old & Older Cow: Flambeau Manor Ro Lauren-ET, Gary…
Sharing Almond Production Techniques Internationally
Almond production techniques are not universal. Some countries are ahead of others with new practices. Burchell Nursery product development and plant breeder John Slaughter says specifically that Spain is ahead…
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…the report occurred in California: A Northern California landowner, John Duarte, has been cited by the Corps for plowing his land. In that case, the agency described the tops of…
Farm Bureau Survey Shows Lower Food Prices
…recovering well from the 2014 avian influenza, according to John Newton, AFBF director, market intelligence. Milk prices are down substantially from prior years, particularly compared to record-highs in 2014, due…
Tight Shell Means Less Pests
…with Burchell Nursery, the Fresno County nursery has many trials underway all of the time. Burchell Nursery product development and plant breeder John Slaughter says there are some distinct qualities…