…far. The presence of A. borealis is nothing new. Since the 1920s, specimens have been collected by entomologists from diverse habitats across the United States and Canada. It was not…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
A delegation of Farm Bureau leaders from California, who traveled to Washington, D.C., last week, encouraged the U.S. Senate to pass Western drought legislation that can be sent to a…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
Researchers see more overhead irrigation in California’s future Overhead irrigation systems have revolutionized agriculture across the United States and in other parts of the world, using less water than furrow…
Female Farmer Emoji
…lot? Doctor, teacher, scientist, and—ta-da!—farmer. I mean, how could they forget the female farmer? Between 1978 and 2007, the share of farms operated by women nearly tripled in the United…
Agri View: Different Crops
…in the United States, with much of the crop providing the main energy ingredient in livestock feed. Corn is also processed into a wide range of food and industrial products…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…of Water Resources, and the United States Geological Survey, to identify where almond orchards and associated infrastructure requirements overlay soils and geology suitable for groundwater recharge. Initial findings indicate that…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule Would Wipe Out TPP Benefits
…in late 2008 and concluded last October, is a regional trade agreement that includes the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and…
Bacterial Spot History Shows Losses
…almost all Prunus spp. The pathogen commonly causes bacterial spot of peach in the eastern United States and is one of the major foliar diseases in high rainfall years. On…
Agri View: Favorite Seafood
…the United States let products made with forced labor into this country, and closing this loophole gives the U.S. an important tool to fight global slavery,” he said. This article…
The Western View: Take a Day Off
…rest increases your energy for the week ahead. The Western View: Take a Day Off I think there is a lot of truth to that. But also, some problems are…
Technology, Innovation and Food Waste
…Amyris; Hank Giclas, Western Growers; Brook Porter, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; John Stephenson, Amazon; John Jefferson, AT&T; Jay Keasling, Joint BioEnergy Institute; and companies participating in Western Growers’ Center…
Agri View: Food Distribution
Everett Griner talks about problems with food distribution in today’s Agri View. Food Distribution From: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Major Food Supply and Distribution Problems Urban…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule, TPP Could Affect Producers
…United States of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), which, if it occurred, would immediately stop U.S. meat exports. He called on Congress to appropriate funds to set up an FMD…
View from the Barnyard on the Farm Economy
…Nonsensical EPA regulations like those addressing Waters of the United States, or impending USDA rules interfering with the efficiency of livestock markets will have a disastrous effect on markets that…