…web at www.citrusindustry.net. About the Author Len Wilcox Len Wilcox is a retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a…
Poultry Industry Announces Alliance with OSHA
…and safety practices and programs through outreach and communication in addition to training and education. Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, Mike Brown, president of the National…
Nearly Half of California Hemp Acreage Registered in Kern County
…that, so we have nearly half of the entire acreage that’s registered in the state,” said Kern County Agricultural Commissioner Glenn Fankhauser. “I think that it is a crop that’s…
Export Forecast Does Not Take Ongoing Trade Negotiations into Account
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service recently released the latest Quarterly Agricultural Export Forecast. The report is projecting American agricultural exports to reach $137 billion in Fiscal Year…
Senate Bill 1 Continues to Move Through the California Legislature
…SB 1 was released off suspense file with amendments that make it much worse for farming and California as a whole,” Bigelow noted. Many agricultural groups have also expressed concern…
Improved Debt Relief Now Available to American Farmers
…current state of the agricultural economy, we are grateful to Congress, the President and his administration for their prioritization of reforming our current bankruptcy laws.” Chapter 12 of the bankruptcy…
Upcoming Alfalfa and Forage Field Day at KARE
Trial block of alfalfa at Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center The 2019 Alfalfa and Forage Field Day is coming up on Thursday, September 19 at the Kearney Agricultural Research…
UC Researchers Looking for Targeted Grazers
…connects landowners who have no animals, to targeted grazers that can bring their animals on to properties to perform vegetation management service. For landowners and agencies dealing with parcels that…
Making Headway on Implementation of Farm Programs
There has already been a substantial response from the agricultural industry for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) sign-up period. Other important farm programs such as the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC)…
Pork Industry Receives USDA Grant to Open ASF Dialogue in Asia
…benefit of national herd health.” “NPPC, in partnership with SHIC, National Pork Board (NPB), American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV), and USDA, is committed to reducing the risk of the…
Trade Deal Revisions Benefit California Agriculture
…really kept both our exports out but also generated surpluses,” said Censky. “Canada was putting a lot of skim milk powder into international markets that was really destroying our export…
Call For Investigation into Cattle Markets
…fire spiked margins for packers like Tyson, Cargill and JBS USA. So the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) sent letters to federal watchdogs and agencies urging them to assist the…
Potato Industry Thanks Secretary Perdue for Supporting Exports to Mexico
…the very near future.” According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, California is the ninth-largest state for potato production, with more than 37,000 acres harvested in 2017. The largest California…
Alternative Meats Full of Alternative Ingredients
…National Institutes of Health found that heavily processed foods cause overeating and weight gain. Other studies have also shown a correlation between the consumption of processed food and cardiovascular disease,…