…caused by this pest. A 2014 FSMIP grant to Iowa State University of Science and Technology led to the development and publication in 2016 of a free guide for growers,…
Almond Update: Crisis Management Always Important
Even when times are busy, like during harvest, crisis management should be in the back of the minds of everyone in the almond industry. Almond Board of California’s Senior Director…
California Cotton Acreage Falls Short of Early Predictions
…really good as well. We haven’t seen the pest pressure that we saw last year with Lygus.” About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West…
Alternative Manure Management Projects Receive $21.6 Million in Funding
…gas (GHG) emissions on dairies and livestock operations. The CDFA’s Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) looks to lower emission levels by employing manure management techniques aside from dairy digestors. Livestock…
GMO Labeling Rule Sent to OMB
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing the GMO labeling rule, or the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. Government records show that the Department of Agriculture sent…
Dairy Trade a Sticking Point in NAFTA Negotiations with Canada
…supply management system utilizes quotas for production and prices to stabilize the country’s dairy market. American trade representatives are pushing for concessions in Canada’s dairy program and better access to…
Water Works: Using Subsurface Drip Irrigation in Alfalfa Production
…You really have to take a no-holds-barred control measure for gopher management in the case of alfalfa with drip irrigation,” said Putnam. “I would recommend that growers really take a…
2018 CA Agricultural Leadership Class Selected
…thinking, change management, emotional intelligence and complex social and cultural issues. Seminars are delivered by four partner universities: Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Fresno State and UC…
Record Walnut Production Forecasted for 2018
…and predicts a total of 690,000 tons of walnuts this year. Favorable weather conditions and a reduction in pest pressures are being attributed for the record walnut production. Rainfall that…
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…conservation practices, including cover crops, to be considered as good farming practices. This much-needed clarification will better align the policies of the Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Risk Management…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Sacramento County
…of Sacramento. It is unknown how the pest arrived in Sacramento, but the detections indicate that there is a breeding population in the immediate area. All the trappings thus far…
Canada Ready to Make Concession on Dairy Trade
…key NAFTA dispute-settlement system, preserve safeguards for cultural industries and avert tougher pharmaceutical patent protections. Canada’s dairy, egg and poultry sectors operate under supply management that protects Canadian producers from…
Food Safety Professionals Ensure that “What’s in Your Meat” is Safe and Wholesome
…works – we detect it and we remove it. Two of the consulting scientists featured in the Consumer Reports story were previously in senior management roles at FSIS. Consumer Reports…
NCGA: USDA Trade Aid Won’t Make Up for Lost Markets
…analysis, which NCGA provided to USDA and the Office of Management and Budget, trade disputes are estimated to have lowered corn prices by 44 cents per bushel for crop produced…