…America represents the developers, manufacturers, formulators, and distributors of plant science solutions for agriculture and pest management in the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Policy Facts Study Addresses Heritage Foundation Suggestions
A study sponsored by seven agriculture groups and released by Farm Policy Facts calls a plan by the Heritage Foundation misleading. Brandon Willis, former Agriculture Department Risk Management Agency administrator,…
U.S. Yet to Propose NAFTA Dairy Fix
…Star newspaper. President Donald Trump has criticized Canada’s supply management system that protects its domestic dairy industry, which Ottawa has vowed to support. Canada’s supply management system for dairy has…
Cap and Trade Funding for Agriculture
…assistance as part of the cap and trade program. The Department of Food and Agriculture will be granted $99 million for dairy digester research and development and alternative manure management;…
NOW Damage Bigger Issue Than Growers Think
Almond growers are reporting some significant damage caused by navel orangeworm (NOW) this year. The increased presence of the pest is partially due to weather conditions complicating management efforts. UC…
Forage Industry Updated at Field Day
…discussed, as tolerance for glyphosate continues to be a concern. Attendees were also provided with information on the prevalence of sugarcane aphid in forage sorghum crops and pest management techniques…
Entomologist Frank Zalom Delivers 2017 ARS B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture at ASHS Conference
…common goal of industrywide improvements in pest and pesticide management for individual crops such as almonds, tomatoes, strawberries, grapes, and olives. IPM benefits most from a transdisciplinary approach to developing…
2016 Sales of U.S. Certified Organic Agricultural Production Up
…conducted the 2016 Certified Organic Survey in conjunction with USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA). “RMA relies on the information to expand crop insurance options and set price elections for organic…
Tulare County ACP Suppression Continues
…Counties have been successful in reducing psyllid numbers for more than a year. Link to UC IPM’s list of pysllid effective materials: ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r107304411.html by Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program…
Modernizing California’s Water Supply
…believes that infrastructure and management are the two biggest components that will need to be addressed to move California water policy into the future. The infrastructure side of the water…
China Poultry Safety Standard Similar to U.S.
…not in-depth and is opposed to allowing Chinese poultry in the U.S. CFI attributes its opposition to China’s “questionable food safety record and its lack of rigorous on-farm management practices.”…
Forest Service Wildland Fire Suppression Costs Exceed $2 Billion
…that are intended for forest management,” Perdue said. “We end up having to hoard all of the money that is intended for fire prevention because we’re afraid we’re going to…
Medfly Quarantine Issued in Los Angeles County
…through commercial channels. Sterile male Medflies are being released in the areas of detection. The program has shown a good success rate in eradicating the pest in previous instances. As…
The Western View: Bundy Trials
…Management (BLM) attempted to seize his cattle to collect the fees. Ranchers and others joined Bundy at his ranch, and an armed confrontation brought the cattle seizure to an end….