…2018, but that doesn’t mean supply is decreasing. Brian German has an update on the “Stop the Rot” project for onion growers, a report on the cotton production forecast, and…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…that my success was because of these organizations. Throughout the wisdom of my advisors and the trust many people had in me, I can say that 4-H and FFA organizations…
Secretary Perdue Details Trade Barriers to Overcome in EU
…the U.S. protocol for treating chicken is a widely used method and American consumers do not appear to have any kind of issue with it. “We believe that the pathogen…
USMCA to Bring Benefits to U.S. Textile Industry
Cotton growers are optimistic about some of the details in the recently signed U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which should provide benefits for the U.S. textile industry. Following approval from Congress, President…
The Western View: History and Lesser-known World Ag Expo Facts
…Agri-Center® was created as the home of the World Ag Expo. It’s a working farm, in addition to an event center, with nearly 400 acres of almonds, hay, and cotton…
Third MFP Payment Coming This Week
…week. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that under the direction of President Donald Trump, the final installment of payments for farmers who were negatively impacted by troubling trade…
California Cattle Council Seeking Industry Input on Strategic Plan
…commitment of producers to trust us really seriously. We’ve got a great Council that represents all sectors and I think every one of us wants to see this money out…
Chlorpyrifos Alternatives Workgroup Roundtables a ‘Complete Travesty’
…in the absence of chlorpyrifos. “To put it succinctly, tonight was a travesty,” said Roger Isom, President, and CEO of the California Cotton Ginners & Growers Association. “They presented nothing…
Eventful Year Ahead for U.S. Cotton
…industry and now even greater focus of the U.S. cotton industry as we look to launch the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol,” said Adams. “We’re going to be rolling that out…
FSA Encourages Producers to Enroll Soon in ARC and PLC Programs
…grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium and short grain rice, safflower seed, seed cotton, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Until March…
Ag Groups Respond to Phase One Trade Deal Signing
…million in sales. However, retaliatory tariffs on U.S. dairy products have steeply disadvantaged the U.S. industry compared to its competitors and contributed to 47 percent decline in U.S. exports to…
Beef Quality Assurance Program Continues Impressive Growth
…in the early 1990s hundreds of thousands have become BQA-certified through in-person and online training, with an estimated 85 percent of the U.S. fed beef supply now touched by BQA-certified…
A Go-To Foundational Fungicide For Tomato Growers
…when compared to competitive programs. In a 2016 study conducted by University of California Extension, Rhyme fungicide was used in a drip irrigation protocol for the control of powdery mildew….
Significant Increase to HLB Quarantine
…the east by Interstate 15. Under current protocol, CDFA staff treated all citrus trees within 400 meters surrounding the new HLB detections for the Asian citrus psyllid and removed the…