…force for the national labor and immigration cause. Click to Open or Download Audio Report I was able to visit South Carolina peach grower Chalmers Carr, who is also the…
Tighter Cotton Markets
The world and U.S. cotton markets are going to be considerably tighter this next marketing year. Gary Crawford has this report. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug- Top Invasive Pest in the U.S.
This one affects a variety of fruits and vegetables, including apples, peaches, figs, citrus, tomatoes, peppers and others. The U.S. National Institute of Food and Agriculture Administrator Sonny Ramaswamy says…
Fresno-Kings Counties CattleWomen Having a Fundraiser
They’re putting the spotlight on the importance of livestock industries. The California CattleWomen is a statewide organization, and part of a bigger national organization that promotes the beef industry. The…
Farmers Market Week
…while enabling farmers the opportunity to develop a personal relationship with their customers and cultivate consumer loyalty. Celebrate National Farmers Market Week, August 4-10, 2013, by visiting your local farmers…
California Dairy Featured in National News
Four California sisters made the national news for their dairy products. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report Four California sisters were featured on NBC’s Today Show…
Heat Affecting California Crops
…varieties are stressed and regreening is becoming more common in Valencia oranges all because of the heat. Meanwhile, the cotton crop is benefiting from the heat and is progressing well,…
Farm-Only Farm Bill a Possibility
…leadership aide told national media the House leaders decided to bring an agriculture-only Farm Bill up for a vote before the August recess by splitting it from the food stamps…
Will AF36 Work in Almonds?
The biopesticide AF36 is currently used in cotton and pistachios, but will it work in almonds as well? Sabrina Hill speaks with a researcher who is working to answer that…
Almond Crop Forecast
The 2013 California Almond Objective Measurement Report by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service shows a decline for this year. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open…
Marijuana and California Agriculture: Part One
It’s just like nearly any other national crop: When it comes to marijuana, California grows the best, or at least some of the biggest, plants. That’s one of the reasons…
Livestock Groups Support RFS Repeal Act
…including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Chicken Council, and the National Turkey Federation, are supporting the Act. This year alone, about 40 percent of the nation’s corn crop will…
Supreme Court Sides With Florida Landowner In Permit Fight
…Business and the National Association of Home Builders. Among the groups supporting the water management district were the National Governors Association, the National Association of Counties and the federal government….
Home Run for Fresno Grizzlies Ag Program
…program, including the Farm Grown Council. There are seats open on the council, and the project is looking for volunteers with all kinds of experience with agriculture to help with…