Courtesy California Invasive Plant Council The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the release…
‘Valley’s Gold’ Gets National Exposure
The Fresno County Farm Bureau (FCFB) got a chance to show people around the nation what its award winning “Valley’s Gold” television show is all about. AgNet West caught up…
2016 U.S. Cotton Supplies Higher than Expected
USDA says the 2016 cotton crop was larger than had been previously estimated. Will that push prices down? Higher than Expected…
Drenching Rains Dent California Drought
…as Fresno goes, we are now at 3.86 inches of precipitation,” National Weather Service Meteorologist Brian Ochs said from his office in Hanford. “The historical average from January 1 to…
Five Myths About the Veterinary Feed Directive
…in using antibiotics in species that don’t typically have a lot of antibiotics available to them, like goats, sheep, and llamas. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Senate Resolution Would Roll Back WOTUS
…the Clean Water Act is vital to protecting natural resources but then added that WOTUS took it a step too far. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agriculture Groups Press Trump on Cuba
…The letter also says Trump’s support would pave the way for the Cuban people to have access to high-quality American food. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
January Crop Production Report
…2017, included the commodities: Cotton – American Pima production is estimated at 490 thousand bales for 2016, up 36 percent from 2015. Harvested acreage is estimated at 154 thousand acres….
Funding to Foster the Agricultural Science Workforce
The talent pipeline for the agricultural workforce begins well before college, and today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced the availability of $858,500…
Supreme Court Agrees to take EPA WOTUS Rule
Scott Yager, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association environmental counsel, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to grant the cert petition for the industry coalition lawsuit…
New Board Appointees Will Join The Cotton Board
…the marketplace. It is funded by assessments on all domestically produced cotton and imports of foreign-produced cotton and cotton-containing products, and is authorized by the Cotton Research and Promotion Act…
Obama Designates New National Monuments Along California Coast
…the California Coastal National Monument to include six individual sites across the northern, central, and southern California Coast: Trinidad Head, Lost Coast Headlands, Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch, Piedras Blancas, Cotoni-Coast Dairies, and…
Tractor Sales Up Slightly in 2016
…tractors were down 26 percent. Sales of combines for the year totaled 3,972, a decrease of 26 percent compared to 2015. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Vilsack: Delay of Ag Secretary Pick Shows Lack of Appreciation for USDA
…many others, has now passed. Trump will be sworn into office next Friday. Meanwhile, agriculture is left hoping Trump has saved his best pick for last. From the National Association…