…their electricity is creating an even worse pollution problem. Western View: Green Energy’s Dirty Little Secret I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry…
Growing Your Own Tasty Blackberries
…plant in the United States, which is one reason why they are so hardy. During the summer, the bushes produce delectable fruit for about three or four weeks. The first thing…
Livestock Groups Call Attention to Judicial Activism in Sage Grouse Case
…2015 plans. In April, Western Watersheds Project, WildEarth Guardians, Center for Biological Diversity, and Prairie Hills Audubon Society filed suit against the BLM and moved for preliminary injunction. Today, Judge…
Co-creation A Key Factor for Agtech Development
Western Growers CIT members discussing issues with California tomato industry leaders. One of the most important aspects to consider in agtech development is a clear understanding of what the needs…
USDA Invests in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 31 States
…report in its entirety, please view the Report to the President of the United States from the Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity (PDF). In addition, to view the…
World Cotton Day Highlights Global Importance of the Commodity
…everywhere humans live, cotton and its products are processed, transformed and traded.” World Cotton Day was a collaborative effort between the WTO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
SJV Water Blueprint Submitted for Water Resilience Portfolio
…to the Governor’s office highlights some of issues facing water security in the San Joaquin Valley. Some of the Blueprint coalition participants include the California Farm Bureau Federation, Western Growers…
The Western View: More Midwest Flooding: Can California Fill The Gap?
…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 Len Wilcox Len Wilcox is a…
The Reality of the Beef Checkoff
…American Meat Institute United States Cattlemen’s Association In addition, our contractors work with four subcontracting organizations: Kansas State University North East Beef Promotion Initiative National Institute for Animal Agriculture United…
Efforts to Modernize Endangered Species Act
Members of the Congressional Western Caucus as well as other industry stakeholders recently held a roundtable discussion in Washington to address some potential changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). …
California Sued for Violating Constitution with Proposition 12
…unnecessary obstacles for interstate commerce by establishing standards that impact all production in the United States as well as other international producers. The lawsuit also highlights the economic impact…
President Trump Signs U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. Ag Groups Respond
…a year of negotiation between Japan and the United States. This agreement means sharply lower tariffs on our farm and ranch exports with the promise of more to come. And…
Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers
…Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation, repealing the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, reforming the Section 401 process under the Clean Water Act, proposing a new methane rule, and…
NCBA Exposes Relationship of OCM and HSUS
…us who they are. In 2012, OCM President Fred Stokes told a crowd that “…every cowboy out there owes a debt of gratitude to the Humane Society of the United States.” Further, on…