…devastating pests. Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop Ventura County agriculture is led by coastal lemons and avocados, two crops that face some significant threats with huanglongbing disease and…
Food Waste Research
…Food Retailers, Agriculture Industry, and Charitable Organizations Support First National Goal to Reduce Food Waste by 50 Percent by 2030 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for May 31
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Agri View: Problem for Honeybees
…Master Beekeeper and Program Associate – Apiculture, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service As though parasitic mites, hive beetles, a new strain of Nosema, and a legion…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for May 30
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Trump Talks California Agriculture
Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump visited California and talked issues that face California agriculture. Sabrina Hill reports. Trump Talks California Agriculture At his stop in Fresno, he met with a…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…urged passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement with 12 Pacific Rim countries that would expand trade opportunities for California agriculture (see related story, U.S. farm exports would gain…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for May 27
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More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…improving soil water-holding capacity and increasing productivity uniformity – a system that we refer to as conservation agriculture,” Mitchell said. “We are working to encourage adoption of conservation agriculture in…
Female Farmer Emoji
…women in agriculture. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Female Farmer Emoji From: Modern Farmer A New Female Farmer Emoji? Yes, Please! By Gabrielle Saulsbery, Modern Farmer writer…
Secretary Ross Visits Dynamic School Ag programs in Calaveras County
…developed a farm-to-school program that is based on linking FFA members to local farmers and to elementary and middle school garden and agriculture programs. FFA members are learning about marketing…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…to understand the potential of using California’s almond orchards for groundwater recharge. The Almond Board has to date funded Berkeley Lab, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory system charged…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule Would Wipe Out TPP Benefits
…exports and jobs created from TPP will be negated” if the rule is implemented. Dr. Howard Hill The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for May 26
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