…production ag in the United States as recently as 2018. About 100 agricultural workers suffer a lost-work-time injury every day. National Farm Safety and Health Week has been recognized during…
Ventura County Women In Ag
…by lemons, nursery stock avocados and raspberries. To view the Ventura County Crop and Livestock report visit www.ventura.org/agricultural-commissioner/crop-reports/ Listen to the full radio report below. Ventura County Women In Ag…
Development of A Statewide Pesticide Notification System Moves Forward
…for the development of a notification system. The Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) has been participating in one of the working groups involved in the process. WAPA President and CEO…
California Dairies to Expect Letters from Central Valley Water Board
…which parcels of agricultural land are registered under its different regulatory programs. Letters will be sent out to the dairy industry in an attempt to update current records and ensure…
House Ag Democrats Express Concern Regarding Biotech Trade Barriers
U.S. Rep. David Scott House Agriculture Committee Democrats are expressing concerns over non-tariff trade barriers imposed on agricultural biotechnology products. Led by Chairman David Scott of Georgia, the lawmakers sent…
Industry Groups Weigh-In on Meat Processing Infrastructure
…supply chain and agricultural economy.” In its comments, NFU points out that addressing concentration in the meat processing sector is critical moving forward. NFU encouraged USDA to implement closer monitoring…
Water Provisions of Infrastructure Bill Come After Years of Advocacy
Friant-Kern Canal Agriculture Landscape The $1 trillion infrastructure bill making its way through Congress contains several provisions important to agricultural production. The legislation includes significant investment in water infrastructure in…
Hemp Webinar Covering Cultivation and Production Coming Up This Week
…selection, and financial planning. Researchers and other experts from NCAT, Oregon State University, the Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center, and Kentucky State University will all be providing information to…
Week in Review: AB 616 Progress Causes Concern, High Expectations for Ag Exports
…agricultural exports. The California Clean Biomass Collaborative is looking into viable alternatives to agricultural burning. A recent event in Reedley brought industry members together to go over the need for…
EATS Act Introduced to Block California Animal Confinement Rules
…from interfering with agricultural interstate commerce. The Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression ACT, known simply as the EATS Act, was introduced by Senators Roger Marshall, Chuck Grassley, Joni Ernst, John Cornyn,…
NASS to Review Acreage Earlier for Certain Crops
The Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service announced it will review planted and harvested acreage for select crops earlier than normal. The crops under review include corn, cotton, peanuts,…
Navigable Waters Protection Rule Vacated by Federal Judge
…frustration from the agricultural industry. “AFBF is extremely disappointed in the ruling to vacate the Navigable Waters Protection Rule,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in a press…
WTO Panel to Review China’s Compliance on Farm Product Imports
…quotas. China submitted its second request for a dispute panel to determine whether it has complied with a 2019 ruling concerning its tariff rate quotas for certain agricultural products, including…
USDA Has Big Expectations for Agricultural Exports
…for every $1 billion in American agricultural exports. EVEN HIGHER EXPECTATIONS MOVING FORWARD USDA’s August forecast also included projections for the Fiscal Year 2022. Next year’s agricultural exports are expected…