…or other matter into the ocean is governed internationally by the 1972 London Convention and 1996 London Protocol. The United States regulates such disposal through the Marine, Protection, Research, and…
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
…most of the citrus growing region. Five of seventeen monitored rain stations had totals of over ten inches of rainfall. The most precipitation fell in the Western Region. Joshua (Desoto…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…on their dairies.” Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of NMPF According to the Environmental Protection Agency, just over 250 biogas systems are operational or under construction on dairy and hog…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…McNamara, Sierra Orchards, Winters, CA; president, California State Board of Food and Agriculture -Sean McNamara, Sierra Orchards, Winters, CA -Hank Giclas, Sr. , Western Growers Association -Timothy A. Jacobsen, Center…
Western View: Use a Plow, Go to Jail?
…outrageous legislation, but somebody needs to stop its implementation or we’ll all be getting our food from China. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West. …
Cage Free Egg
…United States in 2015, with sourcing commitments announced by some of the largest American food manufacturers, including Kraft, General Mills and Sara Lee. Major retailers like Wal-Mart and Costco also…
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…management of watersheds across the United States,” said Carlton Owen, the Endowment’s President and CEO. The three California projects are: Healthy Watersheds California – $225,000 is awarded to the Pacific…
NPPC President Weber Talks Exports, TPP on Capital Hill
…(TTIP). He expressed concerns about the United States rejecting the TPP Agreement, pointing out that other countries are negotiating free trade deals in the Asia-Pacific region without the United States,…
NMPF Chairman Mooney Speaks on Capital Hill
…products. Among the food items in the basket are “several of the common name products that the United States currently cannot export to Europe or other foreign markets. Compounding those…
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…Sharpe of the University of Saskatchewan in Canada; Jesse Poland of Kansas State University in the United States; Frédéric Choulet of INRA, Clermont-Ferrand in France; Rudi Appels of Murdoch University…
Agri View: Dairy Farming Changes
…emphasized the safety of their product because of cleanliness, pasteurization, and tuberculin testing. South Jersey Milk Company, which distributed the products of Shoemaker Dairy Company and Abbotts Dairies, Inc., stressed…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
…at Hopland is the only intensive five-day course in the United States, said Hannah Bird, community educator at the research center. “It brings people from all over the country and…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…River Exchange Contractors, and wildlife refuges in the San Joaquin Valley. However, the United States National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are now proposing new…
NPPC Honors Industry Leader ‘Pig’ Paul
…the boards of directors of the American Yorkshire Club and the United Duroc Swine Registry – now known as the National Swine Registry – and as field man for the…