…one of the attorneys representing Duarte. Listen to his comments and the full interview below. Moving dirt pollutes water Permitting a significant burden to farmers Plow ridges What it shows…
Perfect Storm Leaves California Prunes Short
It’ll be a little tough to find California prunes on the market this season as a perfect storm hit the crop during bloom. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released…
Insurance Considerations for Agritourism
Agritourism can be a good way for farmers to add value to their businesses, but there are things to consider as far as insurance goes. Sabrina Hill has more. Listen…
Two Southern California Firms Honored
…produce alkylate, a clean gasoline component produced at about 30 billion gallons per year, 60 percent of which is produced in North America. Dow AgroSciences, LLC, located in Indianapolis, Ind.,…
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
Bread wheat whole genome sequencing passes quality control, available to download Following the January 2016 announcement of the production of a whole genome assembly for bread wheat, the International Wheat…
National Weed Your Garden Day
…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
…directly to markets and restaurants. During this meeting, the producers learned from Dolcini about what USDA is doing to support local foods and direct-market farmers. Bothers, Gary and Vernon Frederickson,…
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…
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…
Officials Say No Link between California Cage laws, Nevada Poultry Sales Increase
…the same period, according to the Nevada Department of Agriculture. The agency says cow-calf, milk and hay production helped drive the growth. However, farmers and the department would not say…
Signup for Cotton Producers Starts June 20
…America’s cotton producers and our rural communities,” said Vilsack. “The Cotton Ginning Cost Share program will offer meaningful, timely and targeted assistance to cotton growers to help with their anticipated…