…when employers should report it, a new cattle vaccine that helps producers to fight foothill abortion, and how the slow recovery of the food-service industry is helping growers get through…
Ag Groups Supporting Costa to Lead House Agriculture Committee
Several agricultural industry groups are issuing their support for Representative Jim Costa to take over as Chair of the House Agriculture Committee. The position became available after Representative Collin Peterson…
Comment Period Open Until November 24 for Organic Cannabis
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has regulatory information for the certification of cannabis that is comparable to the National Organic Program. The OCal Program is a statewide certification…
Biologicals On Conference Agendas Prove Interest
…is exciting to see biological categories being included in agricultural conferences and it points to the fact that producers are wanting to know more about the category. Dr. Brown and…
Shipping Container Shortages Causing Problems for Ag Exporters
Increased levels of international trade are creating shipping container shortages. The upcoming holiday season is expected to exacerbate the problem even further. Traditional trade flows have also been significantly altered…
USTR Calls for Trade Investigation for Imported Produce
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) is being asked to investigate imported produce. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sent a letter to ITC requesting that the agency monitor imports…
Biden Transition Team Performing Agency Reviews of USDA and EPA
…and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. A majority of the 17-member USDA review team previously worked for the department under the Obama administration. Many of the team members have more…
Week in Review: Prop 15 Defeated, Neonicotinoid Mitigations Moving Forward
Two weeks after the election, results show that Prop 15 has officially been defeated by a margin of more than 550,000 votes. Leadership positions in Congressional agricultural committees will undergo…
EU Moves Forward with Increased Tariffs on American Goods
…The tariffs will be implemented on a variety of agricultural and industrial goods. A decision issued by the World Trade Organization back in October allows the EU to move forward…
USDA-NASS Report Affirms Continued Growth of Organic Sector
A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has confirmed the findings of other recent reports highlighting the value of the organic sector. The results of…
The Western View: Hang in There, 2020 is Almost Over
…is a retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a regular contributor to California Farmer Magazine. His commentary “The…
Nearly 60 Conservation Practice Standards Revised by USDA
Conservation practice standards have been updated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The revisions to the standards were done in accordance with the 2018…
Almond Update: Global Trade Representative Headlines Session at Conference
…someone on the trade environment’s frontlines at the annual Almond Conference. Almond Board of California’s Vice President of Global Technical & Regulatory Affairs Julie Adams said Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Agricultural…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Biological Delivering Targeted Ant Bait Sustainably
…excretions that many agricultural pests produce. Ant control is fairly limited for growers. Chlorpyrifos is slowly going away as a tool and doesn’t kill the colony queen. Current ant baits…