Some California grapegrowers were treated to a special event with the goal of keeping them up to date on the latest technology for their crop. Sabrina Hill reports on the…
USDA, Dairy Producers Renew Agreement
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today renewed a historic agreement with U.S. dairy producers to accelerate the adoption of innovative waste-to-energy projects and energy efficiency improvements on U.S. dairy farms, both…
United Fresh Nominations for Board Officers
…Secretary-Treasurer is Lorri A. Koster, Chairman and CEO, Mann Packing Company. Lorri was raised in the agriculture industry and is a third generation family member to work in produce. She…
Finding New Technology for Drought Problems
Trying to beat the drought by using new technologies – that’s the goal of several research groups and universities with funding from USDA Conservation Innovation Grants. Rod Bain has more….
Winery Featured at World Ag Expo
The World Ag Expo is a chance to see the latest agriculture equipment and technology, and as Sabrina Hill reports, for some it’s also a chance to share their product…
AgNeTVideo Report: World Ag Expo
…on being the largest ag expo in the world. The World Ag Expo brings in visitors from around the world, like this man – who came with a group of…
ASTA Seeds Conference: Intellectual Property Rights
Speaking at this week’s American Seed Trade Association Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference in Arizona, Dr Cecilia Chi Nam, Director of Science and Technology from University of California, Davis, said…
ASTA: CA Seed Researcher Comments On Intellectual Property Rights
In her presentation to a Chinese delegation attending this week’s American Seed Trade Association Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference in Arizona, Dr Cecilia Chi Nam, Director of Science and Technology…
ASTA – Intellectual Property Rights & Impact On New Seed Varieties
…foreign partners for research and development in seed technology. We spoke to Johnson shortly after his talk to flesh out information that U S farmers might want to know more…
Web Seminars on FDA Proposed Rules
…Bob Whitaker, chief science and technology officer for Produce Marketing Association. The association is holding additional web seminars the following week with two FDA officials. For more information, click here….
DuPont Pioneer Offers Information for Growers
…every other industry, farming technology is changing fast, and that can make it hard for some to keep up. One company is reaching out to growers by using technology to…
Former Ag Secretaries Speak at Meeting
…fuels 25. Block on the future of agriculture 26. Yeutter on the future of agriculture 27. Bergland on agricultural research and GMO 28. Yeutter on agricultural research and GMO 29….
Prop. 37 Getting More Opposition
Dean Kleckner, who chairs the Truth About Trade and Technology agrees that Prop 37 is flawed. He also notes that biotech foods are the future of feeding the world, in…
EPA Honors Fresno State’s WET Center
Receives Environmental Award for Efficient Water Infrastructure SAN FRANCISCO -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld today recognized California State University, Fresno’s Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center…