US Customs and Border Patrol is in talks with Mexican officials to speed up inspections of fresh produce and other agricultural commodities at the border in Mexico by moving the…
Lucas Selected to Serve Second Term
…Department of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that our agricultural producers are not burdened with unreasonable and costly regulations. “And, we advanced a strong, reform-minded, fiscally responsible…
Agriculture Needs Science, Study Says
…food and agricultural research and development has been devoted to food manufacturing – not areas that directly increase agricultural production. For a link to the USDA’s news release, click here….
New Water Deal With Mexico: Imperial Says No
Water agencies in California, Arizona, and Nevada will soon be buying water from Mexico, under the terms of a recent agreement, but one of California’s major agricultural counties refused to…
Letter Demands Vote on Farm Bill
…the 2012 farm bill. The letter reads in part: “Failure to pass a new five-year farm bill before the year’s end will create significant budget uncertainty for the entire agricultural…
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….
USDA/NASS Mailing Census Forms Dec. 14th
Renee Picanso, Census and Survey Division Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service tells us when the census forms will be expected back, and the procedure NASS will take if…
Protecting California Agriculture
…is a video that explains this fight. An overview of California’s biggest agricultural threat as envisioned by members of the California Invasive Species Advisory Committee. Invasive Species Council of California….
Former U. S. Sec. of Ag Speak at NAFB Conf. in Kansas City
Attending the annual convention of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) this week in Kansas City, AgNet West farm broadcast team members are visiting with agricultural newsmakers on many…
Technical Review Committee Members Wanted
TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS WANTED FOR CALIFORNIA SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM Individuals with interest and expertise in the agricultural sector are encouraged to apply. SACRAMENTO, November 2, 2012 –…
CA Specialty Crop Block Grant Workshops
…will be held in the following locations: Monday, November 5, 2012 – 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Ag Center Conference Room, County of Monterey Agricultural Center, 1432 Abbott Street, Salinas,…
PomWonderful Workers Treated
More than a dozen workers had to be treated for breathing problems following a chemical leak last week at the Pom Wonderful pomegranate processing plant in Del Rey, south of…
U.S. – Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
…for America’s workers and businesses that led to strong bipartisan support in both houses of Congress. Altogether, these agreements will bring an additional $2.2 billion in agricultural exports. Panama is…
Free Food Safety Workshop
California Department of Food and Ag will host a series of free Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) trainings for small farms. The Fresno area workshop will be held…