…not to transport or mail fruit or other agricultural products into the United States of America and California. Please help us protect our agricultural production, backyard gardens and landscapes, and…
Analysts Outline Changing Situation in Wine Business
…that millennials of legal drinking age represent about 25 percent of consumers over age 21, but account for 35 percent of beer consumption, 32 percent of spirits, but only 20…
Women in Agriculture Seminar Series This Week
The Women in Agriculture seminar series is this week at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California. The series is presented and organized by the California Chapter of Women in…
Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
…associations, and federal agency and international partnerships have led to significant achievements that address critical issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, and communities, thousands of innovative research proposals have…
Hortau Secures $10 Million Investment to Further Growth in North America
…“Hortau has built a world-class platform in delivering best-in-class precision agriculture systems to its clients,” said Aki Georgacacos, a founding partner of Avrio Capital. “We are thrilled to have secured…
HM. Clause, Limagrain, Acquire California-based Genica Research Corp.
HM.CLAUSE, via its parent company, Limagrain (through its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary Vilmorin USA Corp.), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Genica Research Corporation (USA). Genica is headquartered in…
Agri View: Peanut Crop
…Africa, and Sudan. World peanut production totals about 29 million metric tons per year. The United States is the world’s third largest producer, after China and India. Worldwide peanut exports…
Wetter Winter Helps Ranchers Offset Lower Prices
People in the cattle business tend to agree that the record-high beef prices seen in 2014 and early 2015 likely won’t return for some time, but California ranchers see a…
Evolution of Plant Breeding at ASTA Conference
American Seed Trade Association President and CEO Andy LaVigne talks with AgNet Media’s Sabrina Hill about the evolution of plant breeding at their 55th annual Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference…
Syngenta, ChemChina Deal Looks Imminent
ChemChina, the largest chemical corporation in China, offers $43 billion in cash to acquire Syngenta. The company says it supports the acquisition, a deal that will help modernize agriculture in…
Agri View: Pecan Crop
Everett Griner talks about this year’s pecan crop production in today’s Agri View. Pecan Crop From Univ. of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences UGA pecan specialist fears Georgia’s…
Farm Bureau Approves Strategic Action Plan for 2016
…with congressional approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. “We will continue to work hard to protect the business of American agriculture on all fronts. This plan is an important roadmap…
First-ever UC ANR Newsmakers Seminar at World Ag Expo
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) will hold a seminar for credentialed press on the first day of the World Ag Expo in Tulare. The seminar, featuring…
Annual ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Meeting Underway
…world. ASTA promotes the development of better seed to produce better crops for a better quality of life. ASTA’s Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference offers unrivaled networking and educational opportunities…