…the meeting and she responded back asking for signatures if the UDFC wants this go to a hearing and a referendum,” said Annie AcMoody, Dairy Economist with Western United Dairies….
Objections to the Split-Roll Property Tax Measure
…improvements such as barns, dairies, wineries, processing plants, vineyards and orchards,” said California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson. “The split-roll measure would increase the tax burden on California farmers…
CA Agriculture Needs Science, Crop Protection Tools
…stop of sales and production of a chemical. Over the last couple of years, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has issued reviews stating glyphosate, when used properly, has no…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Educating for the Future with AgTech Ed
…Valley Ag Tech Summit. This year the Western Growers CIT will be partnering with the event to discuss the latest trends in Ag Technology. While this is the seventh annual…
New Test Identifies Poisonous Mushrooms
…of Europe, Australia, Japan, Korea, parts of the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent, as well as in Canada and the United States. Distinguishing toxic from nontoxic mushroom species is…
IPM Achievement Award Winners Announced
…it has helped to educate many local residents on best management practices to avoid mosquitoes and vector-borne diseases. It collaborates with local water management agencies, dairies, and farms to provide…
New Resistant Alfalfa Weevil Project Underway
…insecticide resistance. “Our project is looking at insecticide resistance in alfalfa weevils really across the western U.S.,” said Ian Grettenberger, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist at UC Davis and one of…
Eco-Friendly Valentines Day Gift Ideas
…favor. Unless you’re in Florida or Southern California, February and flowers do not go together in the United States. They are flown under climate-controlled conditions from tropical countries and then…
The Western View: CDFA: Helping Ag Grow
…Western View: CDFA: Helping Ag Grow I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the web at www.citrusindustry.net. About the Author…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…The scholarship was established by E.M. Tharp in 2007 and has helped 26 students gain an education focused on agriculture. Chastine Gist – Chastine Gist, a student at Tulare Western…
FDA Stall Tactics Hurting U.S. Agriculture
…emerging technology that must be regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) if the United States is to maintain its global leadership position in agriculture. “While countries like China,…
Secretary Perdue Details Trade Barriers to Overcome in EU
…an agreement between the EU and the United States can be achieved. “I think initially we’re looking at SPS issues of which there’s a pretty significant list. We think they…
NPPC Applauds House Passage of Ag Inspectors Bill
…other foreign animal diseases (FAD) from entering the United States. In October 2019, the Senate approved an identical version of the bill (S. 2017), which the House approved today. Providing…
CBB Announces New Officers at 2020 Cattle Industry Convention
…back to the home ranch in western Colorado. For the past 30-plus years, Sanburg has been an active member of the Colorado Farm Bureau serving on various boards. He is…