…and CEO Richard Waycott told attendees at the California Association of Pest Control Advisers annual conference about its involvement with a University of California Davis Project. AgNet West has introduced…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…other crops after marketing year average prices are published by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Any disbursements to participants in ARC-County or PLC for long and medium grain rice (except…
GMO Testing Pilot Project to Ensure Compliance with National Organic Program
…Food and Agriculture and its State Organic Program to ensure the integrity of this vibrant, still-developing segment of our agricultural industry. The SOP staff and the state’s network of county…
Science Does Not Support International Agency Opinion on Red Meat and Cancer
…as weak associations and an evidence base that has weakened over time. And most importantly, because red meat is consumed in the context of hundreds of other foods and is…
Michelle Obama Addresses Fresh Summit Attendees
From the Produce Marketing Association: First Lady Michelle Obama addresses the attendees of the Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) 2015 Fresh Summit and talks about Team FNV and Eat Brighter….
Drought Tolerance Focus of Sorghum Project
A joint project is testing sorghum to see what genetics in a plant leads to drought tolerance. Drought Tolerance Focus of Sorghum Project The Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center…
Map Identifies Farmland with Greatest Potential for Groundwater Recharge
…the California Soil Resource Lab at the University of California (UC), Davis. The Soil Agricultural Groundwater Banking Index provides site-specific information on millions of acres of California farmland based on…
National Co-op Month: A Reminder of the Cooperative Nature of Food and Agriculture
…to pursue both economic viability and social responsibility.” Our agricultural co-ops achieve both on a daily basis while making an invaluable contribution, as demonstrated by the designation of October as…
No More Constraints on U.S. Cotton Policy
…hold firmly to the position that agricultural markets have changed over the past decade, and that U.S. cotton policy has evolved in ways that far exceed the previous demands within…
Asian Citrus Psyllids Detected in Kern County
Adult Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama. Photograph by Douglas L. Caldwell, University of Florida. The Kern County Agricultural Commissioner, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture,…
The Western View: An El Nino Winter
…parts of the state. It behooves us to think back to that storm, and get ready for a repeat. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
EPA’S McCarthy Visits Calif. Farm to Highlight Worker Safety
…Other agricultural groups also criticized the rules. The Agricultural Retailers Association says justification for revision of the rules is based on unfounded assumptions and deliberately misleading cost analysis. It also…
Industry Leaders Headline CAPCA
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Pest control advisers around the state heard from various industry leaders during the morning general session at the California Association of Pest Control Adviser’s (CAPCA) 2015…
Nufarm at 2015 CAPCA Conference
…fungicides and plant growth regulators that can be used in a variety of markets nationwide. Our products are available through most agricultural retailers. Brian Rund on Citrus Pests and Diseases…