UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences by Josué Medellín-Azuara, Duncan MacEwan, Richard E. Howitt, Daniel A. Sumner, and Jay R. Lund Credit: Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com The drought continues for…
Almond Board: Almond Achievement Award Nominations
…and recognized during the gala dinner at The Almond Conference by ABC President and CEO Richard Waycott. Past Almond Achievement Award recipients include Ned Ryan, Joe MacIlvaine, Martin Pohl, Dave…
Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry
What is the current state of the almond industry and what’s ahead in the future? AgNet West talked with Richard Waycott, President and CEO of the Almond Board of California,…
HFCS Prices Near Records as Usage Nears Lows
…anonymity because he was directly involved in customer negotiations. (Additional reporting by Chris Prentice in New York; Editing by P.J. Huffstutter in Chicago, Richard Chang and Steve Orlofsky) Read more….
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…is now stabilizing and almond sales have picked up. Reduced prices, in turn, have helped to revive demand for almonds, with record shipments in the last three months, said Richard…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
From: UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences (California Water Blog) by Josué Medellín-Azuara, Duncan MacEwan, Richard E. Howitt, Daniel A. Sumner, and Jay R. Lund The drought continues for California’s…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…water needs of a crop from weather station data and crop development models. Matching nitrogen applied to crop need improves efficiency Richard Smith, UC Cooperative Extension advisor in Monterey County,…
Pruning Frequency Study at Pecan Conference
…State University Pecan Specialist. Dr. Richard Heerema explains the trials. “What we were looking at was the impact of mechanical pruning frequency on nut quality and yield traits for pecans….
Farming and Ranching Pioneers Honored
…County. Conlan Ranches, Marin County. Former CDFA director Richard Rominger and his wife, Evelyne, at this morning’s Ag Heritage Breakfast. Evelyne is sporting a temporary blue ribbon tattoo supplied by…
Senate Passes GMO Labeling Legislation
…From the American Soybean Association: Following Senate passage of a bill to set a national standard for the labeling of foods containing GMO ingredients, American Soybean Association (ASA) President Richard…
Legislation Introduced to Set Food Labeling Standards
…Labeling Act and was introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, and Representative Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from Maine. The Food Date Labeling Act proposes standardized language for retail…
Impacts of Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Conservation Solutions Examined
…archived webcast. Witness List: Panel I Mr. Richard R. Ebert, President, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Blairsville, PA Ms. Kate English, Partner, English Family Partnership, Fort Myers, FL Mr. Patrick O’Toole, President,…
New Leader for Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy
…ANR’s California Institute for Water Resources, was launched in 1996 with an endowment gift from the Bank of America honoring then-retiring bank chairman and CEO Richard Rosenberg. Experts from all…
Agri View: Olives in Florida?
…Extension Richard Williams unfurls his long, sturdy frame from a tractor and begins a stroll through 20 acres of olive groves at his farm in Volusia County, Florida. His in-laws,…