…Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri and the Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M (co-leads for the National Association of Agricultural and Food Policy),…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Formation of the New Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture
Vilsack The Obama Administration today announced the launch of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture, a new effort to promote greater international engagement on ways agriculture can help mitigate…
Olive Oil Quality Standards to be Introduced in California
(From CDFA) The California Department of Food and Agriculture has approved grading and labeling standards for California olive oil, which are scheduled to take effect on September 26, 2014, in…
California and UC Berkeley Win $335,000 in U.S. EPA Grants
Grants to help students and businesses use green technology to design safer consumer products The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded more than $335,000 to the University of California Berkeley…
9/11 Memorial Plaza at CA State Fairgrounds to Open for Sept. 11 Anniversary
…Cal Expo will open to the general public on September 11, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. The memorial honors the victims lost 13 years ago. At 10:00 a.m.,…
Conservation, Industry Leaders Team Up to Restore Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
…COMPANY The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Led by Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most…
Agri View: Eggs-actly
Everett Griner talks about the world’s most popular breakfast food in today’s Agri View. Eggs-actly…
Food Expo Gaining National Attention
A California food expo is garnering attention from all parts of the globe. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman previews tonight’s ‘Valley’s Gold’ episode and has what Golden State growers need to…
The Land and Water Conservation Fund at 50
…and ranches, wilderness, and world-class recreational lands. For example, the Land and Water Conservation Fund helps to support an ongoing Forest Service purchasing program to acquire wetlands in the North…
AgNeTVideo: Interview With Nicole Dominguez, Archer Daniels Midland
Archer Daniels Midland Company turn crops into renewable products that meet the demands of a growing world. At more than 270 processing plants, they convert corn, oilseeds, wheat and cocoa…
Reset Spraying Regime Producing Results
Huanglongbing disease has yet to cause significant losses here in California, however in Florida it has destroyed entire groves. At the 2014 Citrus Expo, growers talked about systems that have…
Funding Focused on ACP Biological Control
Courtesy: UCANR The Tamarixia insect is a tiny bug that specifically feeds on the psyllid that spreads Huanglongbing disease. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has an update on the funding for…
Resources Not a Limiting Factor in HLB Fight
…spent in the fight against Huanglongbing disease at the 2014 Citrus Expo in Florida. Dr. Browning and other growers presenting at the expo had a positive message to the crowd,…
U.S. Producers Helping with Record Numbers Worldwide
US producers, you are playing your part in helping the world set several crop production records for this marketing year. Rod Bain reports. U.S. Role in World Crop Production…