…Your Garden Day From: National Day Calendar National Weed Your Garden Day-June 13th National Weed Your Garden Day is celebrated annually on June 13. This day is set aside for…
Agri View: Dairy Farming Changes
Pennsylvania dairy barn. Emerson Brooks Papers. Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Everett Griner talks about how dairy farming has changed in today’s Agri View. Dairy Farming Changes From: USDA National…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…a field in Columbia County, Washington. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini recently traveled to the west coast where he made stops to FSA offices and farming operations…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
…National Sheep Industry Improvement Association to purchase new shearing equipment. This allows the students to learn with brand new, state-of-the-art combs, cutters and hand pieces.” The annual sheep shearing school…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
Mark Hudson, USDA/National Agriculture Statistics Service, from Washington, D.C. issued the June citrus crop forecast. There were no changes reported for California citrus, but Florida had a slight increase reported…
Nobody Exempt from ACP Quarantines
…Everyone Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marylin Kinoshita says she has heard examples of citrus movement up the state that makes her shake her head. “I just heard of someone who…
Agri View: Small Towns
Everett Griner talks about how small towns in rural America are disappearing in today’s Agri View. Small Towns From: USDA Economic Research Service Population & Migration The number of people…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service that, if implemented, will significantly reduce the water supply available to Californians. The letter states the new actions…
Signup for Cotton Producers Starts June 20
Dolcini USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week it will provide cost-share assistance payments to cotton producers through the new Cotton Ginning Cost-Share program. FSA Administrator, Val Dolcini, says…
NPPC Honors Industry Leader ‘Pig’ Paul
Commemorative Painting Is First In Series Produced By Steel Cow Artist The National Pork Producers Council, at the 28th annual World Pork Expo held here, unveiled a commemorative painting in…
Almond Board: Nominate Someone for the Leopold Conservation Award
…award. Almond Update- Leopold Conservation Award More from the Sand County Foundation The Leopold Conservation Award Program recognizes agricultural landowners actively committed to a land ethic. Working with prominent state…
Psyllid Quarantines Affecting Bottom Line
…99. “It’s just a matter of getting that leaf trash off the fruit however that happens,” Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marylin Kinoshita says. “Even with the spray-and-move option they shouldn’t…
Agri View: Summit for Young Farmers
…National Youth Summit on Agri-Science high school students develop the skills and knowledge needed for the challenges facing agriculture, food security and sustainability. National 4-H Council and National 4-H Conference…
Making Growing Tamarixia a Common Practice
A project in Southern California is researching methods of growing tamarixia which is a natural defense against the Asian citrus psyllid. Making Growing Tamarixia Common The Hanson Agricultural Research and…