by CDFA and the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California Today is World Soil Day, as recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to celebrate…
Cost Studies for Growing Plums and Raisins in SJV
…UC Agricultural Issues Center, which is part of UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. For additional information or an…
Dairy Exports to Increase by $500 Million in 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting exports to grow larger by $1 billion in 2017 with dairy exports taking up a big chunk of that growth. The latest USDA…
The Meat-Cancer Link Debate Heats Up Again
The Center for Science in the Public Interest restarted the debate this week over processed meats and a potential link to cancer. Politico’s Morning Agriculture report says the group petitioned…
No GMO Wheat Found in Commercial Supplies
The USDA Plant and Animal Health Inspection Service closed its investigation into genetically engineered wheat showing up in a Washington state farm field. Back on July 29, the U.S. Ag…
Proposed Tax Regulation a Threat to Future Cattle Farms
The U.S. Treasury Department recently proposed a rule change that would lower or even eliminate valuation discounts on family-owned entities. The Internal Revenue Service hosted a forum to discuss the…
Farm Income Drops 17 Percent in 2016
U.S. farmers will see their net incomes drop in 2016 for the third consecutive year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says weaker cash returns on livestock, poultry, and dairy farms…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…produce. “We have an abundant supply of water here; we have lots of sunshine and lots of farmable land,” Strahm said. “There’s no reason for agriculture not to stay healthy…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for December 02
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Quarantine Near Panorama City
…Agriculture (USDA), the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) are working collaboratively to address the issue. The quarantine area in Los Angeles…
Stink Bug Could Infest by the Tens of Thousands
It’s unknown if the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) can live in the major agriculture-producing areas of California. Researchers say if it can, large populations could take over crops by…
Georgia Dock Chicken-pricing Index Suspended
The Georgia Department of Agriculture this week suspended the Georgia Dock chicken-pricing index while companies adjust to new requirements to prove data accuracy. Meat industry publication Meatingplace had reported the…
Ending Subsidies for Renewable Energy
…the EPA, including the Waters of the U.S. rule, vastly opposed by agriculture groups. White also wants to cut federal subsidies for renewable energy, which total an estimated $7.3 billion….
Agri View: Hard Work
…if you measured the labor input of all agriculture dairy farming would be at or near the top. Dairy farmers have to produce a crop just like any other farmer….