Our AgNet Media friends in Clermont-Ferrand, France, just released the updated program for their upcoming Sommet De L’Elevage (Livestock Summit), which is one of, if not the biggest of its…
Transform Registration for California Cotton on Hold Despite EPA Approval
Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the use of sulfoxaflor on a national level, Transform registration in California is going to require an additional regulatory process. The…
Perdue Observes Challenges Facing California Avocados First-Hand
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently toured a farm in San Diego to better understand how California avocados are produced and learn more about what types of challenges the…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 07-17-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the EPA’s decision to approve Sulfoxaflor for several crops,…
DOL Moves to Make H-2A User-Friendly
Mexican-American farm workers are hoeing between rows of potatoes on this large Central California farm. Credit: Richard Thornton / Shutterstock.com The H-2A program seems to be getting a revamp finally….
Agricultural Co-Op Consolidation Continues
A new report from CoBank that was recently released shows that co-op consolidation has been increasing over the past decade, following the trend of consolidation in the overall agricultural industry….
Useful Methods for Drying Chili Peppers
You have grown them in your garden. Now you have an abundance of them and don’t know what to do. Cathy Isom gives you three useful methods for drying chili…
Proposed Changes to Agricultural Visa Program Show Promise
(CFBF) — As farmers in California and elsewhere around the country try to cope with chronic employee shortages, the president of the California Farm Bureau Federation said administrative changes to…
Farm Bureau Welcomes Progress on Water Rule Changes
(AFBF) — The following statement regarding repeal of the 2015 Waters of the United States rule can be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “The Administration has…
Funding to Support Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON (USDA) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced up to $16 million in available funding to help socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers own and operate successful farms….
Pork Industry Battling Challenges From Trade to Labor Shortage
…U.S. pork producers are working to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF), an animal disease affecting only pigs and with no human health or food safety risks, Herring…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 07-16-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering a CARB Off-Road Mobile Source training, Senate Bill 1…
Pima Preference in California Cotton Acreage Increase
The latest numbers show an increase to overall planted acreage for California cotton this year, according to the 2019 planted acreage report from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Overall…
Gallo Deal Uncertainty Delaying Grape Purchases
The sale between two major winemakers is keeping some grapes from being purchased. The $1.7 billion deal in which E&J Gallo Winery would buy 34 wine and spirit labels from Constellation Brands remains…