…States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a new grape variety for raisin production that can dry on the vine. This new raisin variety could potentially save growers money by…
USDA Week In Review Nov. 13
…In this edition of USDA Week In Review: Bringing back butterflies, and releasing bison. And getting ready for Thanksgiving. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.aphis.usda.gov www.fsis.usda.gov www.fas.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
U.S. Rice Growers Have Less to Sell, but Prices May Be Higher
Compared to the same numbers for this last marketing year, almost every number in the new USDA balance sheet forecast for U.S. rice this season has a minus sign in…
Commodity Groups on Trans-Pacific Partnership
What are some farm and ranch groups saying about the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Rod Bain reports. Commodity Groups on TPP…
USDA Launches New Conservation Effort to Aid Monarch Butterflies
NRCS photo by Gene Barickman USDA is launching a new conservation effort to help agricultural producers provide food and habitat for monarch butterflies in the Midwest and southern Great Plains….
Sixth Annual Chapman Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum March 23-24, 2016
Mark your calendars to attend the Sixth Annual Chapman Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum on March 23-24, 2016 at Chapman University in Orange, California. Organized in cooperation with the USDA and the…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 12
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…
Agri View: Palmer Amaranth
…a problem. Everett Griner talks about the challenge of Palmer Amaranth (Scientific name: Amaranthus palmeri) in today’s Agri View. Palmer Amaranth Photo: Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). Photo courtesy of USDA…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 11
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…
Leaders Say Producers Adopting Technology
Farm Bureau leaders told energy and water managers from around the state how producers are adopting technology to become more water efficient. Producers Adopting Technology Fresno County Farm Bureau board…
Western View: Plants Communicate
…released and the louder the signal they were able to pick up. So… what does all this mean? How can these esoteric findings benefit the farmer? Most likely, the first…
Woodland California Ag Museum Transition
…neighbors, has its own “collection” of farm equipment in somewhat lesser condition (by which I mean mostly rusty), starting with a Best 20 bought in the late ‘20s. Some farmers…
Staying Active in Water Discussions
…energy and water managers met to discuss the challenges California faces with water management. Farm Bureau was a sponsor of the event and Tulare, Kern and Fresno County farm bureaus…
Citrus Crop Forecast: No Changes for California
Mark Hudson, USDA/National Agricultural Statistics Service, Washington D.C., reported the November citrus crop forecast and California had no changes from the October forecast. Florida, on the other hand, had a…