…That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: U.S. Department of Labor H-2A Temporary Agricultural Program Program Overview The H-2A temporary agricultural program allows agricultural employers who anticipate a…
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an enhanced funding partnership with Israel to better leverage new agricultural research for mutual scientific benefit. The updated agreement is administered by the…
Selections Made for California Agricultural Leadership Program
Twenty-four individuals have been selected for Class 47 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program, an advanced leadership development experience for emerging agricultural leaders. The new fellows will be inaugurated into…
USDA Announces Additional Farm Loan Funding
…loan guarantee programs available from the Small Business Administration. USDA says SBA programs can provide a financing alternative for agricultural producers when their lender is unable to close an FSA…
Agri View: More Ag Technology
…would be underfed within the next twenty years. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Agriculture Technology Modern farms and agricultural…
Walnut Objective Measurement Report
Record Walnut Production Forecast The 2016 California walnut production is forecast at 670,000 tons, up 11 percent from 2015’s production of 603,000 tons, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service….
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
…from Shasta reservoir. The overall estimated impacts of the 2016 drought on agriculture are summarized in the table below. Survey work on expected surface water deliveries to agricultural water districts,…
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
…can switch between the programs. This ability to switch between programs means the SBA programs can provide a financing alternative for agricultural producers when their lender is unable to close…
Syngenta Seeking Buyer for Hawaii Operation
…while still planning to remain part of the state’s agricultural industry. Syngenta has 105 full-time Hawaii employees. Syngenta told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser newspaper it would seek to have its existing…
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
…developed by Monsanto and made that test available to officials in Korea and Japan. Effective communications between government officials, including USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, the grain trade companies and customers…
Animal Welfare Expert Temple Grandin to Speak at Fresno State
…livestock animal stress and injury,” said Dr. Randy Perry, chairperson for the Fresno State Animal Sciences and Agricultural Education Department. “We use her concepts and facility designs in our campus…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…1 – Funds for Agricultural Water Suppliers and $3 million from CDFA’s State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program. Water suppliers and agricultural operations within the respective service areas may compete…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…all change if a computer told our kids what they should be eating.Researchers at University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences had two groups of fifth- and sixth-graders students…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…producer and distributor of agricultural products, services and solutions. Agrium produces nitrogen, potash and phosphate fertilizers, with a combined wholesale nutrient capacity of over nine million tonnes and with significant…