…and the balance is out of whack.” Nelson said he has had discussions with those agencies and the two sides are not on the same page. “We sat down with…
CDFA Fertilization Guidelines for Irrigated Agriculture Expanded
…PDFs and a limited amount of printed brochures are available from FREP upon request. Find the brochures on the Outreach and Education page of the FREP website under “Nutrient Management…
Confusing Chicken Labels
…Table page provides more details about the journey of the all-American chicken from the chicken farm to your table. The following is from: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Raising Chickens…
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
…agricultural overtime regulations affect growers in his region more than elsewhere in the state, because farmers have choices of where to grow: Imperial County; Yuma, Ariz.; or Mexicali, Mexico. “Broccoli…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…Also on Greenpeace’s Save the Bees page, a type of insecticide called neonicotinoids, is known to cause acute and chronic poisoning not just of one bee, but the entire colony….
$260 Million Available for Regional Conservation Program
…to deliver a $10 million impact in this critical watershed. Projects from the first round of investment are already showing results. In New Mexico, an RCPP partnership between the Interstate…
Agri View: Avian Flu…Again?
…General Information on Avian Influenza HPAI General Resources and Information Background on Avian Influenza & Responding to Avian Influenza Additional APHIS Avian Influenza Outreach Materials CDC H5 Avian Influenza Page…
Florida Growers Share HLB Fight
…subsequently spread to other states and is now found in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Arizona, California, and Hawaii as well as Mexico. Read more from the UC IPM website….
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…imports. Canada, Mexico, and Oceania are large suppliers of animals and animal products to the United States. In the last decade, U.S. imports came primarily from Canada, Mexico, the European…
PMA Brings Fresh Produce Insight to White House Meeting on Trade Policy
…issues. PMA serves an active membership in nearly all TPP countries, with particular strength in TPP countries of the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Australia and New Zealand. “We’re grateful…
World Pistachio Day
…1.5 million pounds of pistachios. Today, California, Arizona and New Mexico represent 100 percent of the US commercial pistachio production, and a majority of the pistachios produced are exported to…
USDA Invests $25 Million in High-Priority Watersheds to Improve Water Quality
…conservation and forestry over the course of this Administration, visit http://medium.com/usda-results. Resources List of 2016 watersheds National Water Quality Initiative webpage National Water Quality Initiative success stories Resource Stewardship webpage…
Agri View: Drugs, Unsolvable Problem
…across the Mexico–US border. This increased the drug cartel activity in Mexico. By the early 1990s, so much as 50% of the cocaine available in the United States market originated…
TPP Report on Impacts to Agriculture
…compete. As part of TPP, all countries are required to eliminate agricultural export subsidies on all agricultural goods sold in member countries. For example, Mexico will not be able to…
