Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the EPA’s decision to approve Sulfoxaflor for several crops,…
Proposed Changes to Agricultural Visa Program Show Promise
…not been flexible enough for many of the state’s crops and commodities. “When we asked Farm Bureau members earlier this year to tell us how they are addressing employee shortages,…
Five New Strawberry Varieties Available to Growers
…Strawberry producers will have some new varieties to help increase yields and fruit quality this fall. UC Davis’s Public Strawberry Breeding Program announced the release of five new strawberry varieties after several year’s…
EPA Registers Long-Term Uses of Sulfoxaflor While Ensuring Strong Pollinator Protection
…citrus, cotton, cucurbits (squash, cucumbers, watermelons, some gourds), soybeans, and strawberries. “EPA is providing long-term certainty for U.S. growers to use an important tool to protect crops and avoid potentially…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 07-08-19
…on the issue, how cover crops could save producers money with beekeepers and crowdfunding a farming operation. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more….
Grow Drought Tolerant Edible Plants
…cactus pads, too. Or Pomegranate. Another fruit tree that puts out delicious, healthy food that requires little watering. When they begin to fruit in the fall, it’s best to keep…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 07-04-19
…importance of vetting irrigation providers and the benefits of cover crops in regional areas. Also, tune into USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue’s interview at the Forbes Ag Tech Summit. Tune in…
Cover Crops Are Site-Specific
…aside from being free; the program allows producers to see how cover crops will incorporate with their production. Listen to the story. Cover Crops Are Site-Specific https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrVLGFl4I3c Courtesy Project Apis…
Winegrape Assessment Rate Reduced by a Third for 2019
…diseases such as mealybugs, European grapevine moth, brown marmorated stink bug, leafroll virus, fanleaf virus, and red blotch virus. Since the assessment was established in 2001, the annual rate has…
FDA Settles FSMA Lawsuit Related to High Risk Foods
…Environmental Health (CEH) last fall. The lawsuit centered on statutory deadlines put forth in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) which require FDA to assign particular foods with a high-risk…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 07-01-19
…the year 2018, concerns regarding FDA guidance on animal genomics, farmers not dumping fertilizer blindly on crops and another episode of Voices of the Valley. Tune in to the show…
USDA Adds Flexibility for Cover Crop Management in Crop Year 2020
…To learn more about cover crop termination guidelines, selection tools and more, visit the NRCS Cover Crops and Soil Health webpage and RMA Cover Crops webpage. Source: USDA/Farm Service Agency Sponsored Content Let’s…
USDA Research is Driving Technological Innovation
…coconut oil to ward off blood-sucking insects that cost the cattle industry more than $2.4 billion annually, technology that keeps almond crops from being lost to heavy rains, and a…
Western View: The Rise and Fall of Wupatki
…and we may not be the last. Western View: The Rise and Fall of Wupatki I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry…