…Bread for the World, Feeding America, the Food Research & Action Center, the National Association of Counties, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. The letter…
50th Anniversary of World Ag Expo Comes to a Close
…largest annual agricultural exposition was held at the International Agri-Center and featured 1,480 exhibitors on 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space. The three day show hosted 105,780 attendees representing…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…fellow farmers and community members, “Everybody is just concerned. We don’t know what to expect; we just don’t know what is going to happen,” adding that local irrigation districts are…
KIND CEO Pledges $25 Million for Nutrition Group
…of Let’s Move! and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy at The White House Michael Jacobson, PhD, Co-Founder and President of the Center for Science in the Public Interest Marion…
New Venture for the National Farm Machinery Show
…Held annually at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, it attracts 300,000 attendees from the U.S. and around the world. The country’s oldest indoor tractor pull, the Championship Tractor Pull,…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…traditional flood irrigation to water-saving microirrigation systems · Soil moisture sensors and in-field weather stations that provide important information for determining when irrigation is needed · Sand filters that keep…
Agri View: More Drought?
Courtesy: NOAA Climate Prediction Center Everett Griner talks about the possibilities of the drought continuing in 2017 in today’s Agri View. Download More Drought? It was late last fall before…
Copper Sulfate Kills Fungus on Fish Eggs
…Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center in Stuttgart, Arkansas, treated sunshine (hybrid striped) bass eggs with copper sulfate. Straus and his team worked with hatchery managers of Keo…
CDFA Selects Organizations to Provide Technical Assistance to SWEEP Applicants
…Conservation District of Tehama County 10) Imperial Valley Water These organizations met several requirements, including having an irrigation system expert available for questions and technical assistance, providing computers and internet…
House Agriculture Committee Prepares for Farm Bill by Exploring Economic Outlook in Rural America
…bill process, these economic realities must be front and center. The farm bill serves as a safety net for producers, helping manage risk in difficult times. We are in those…
Seneca Valley Virus Disease Reports Increasing
…disease strikes their operation. Veterinarian Corinne Bromfield (BROM-field) says the Swine Health Information Center reported that diagnostics labs had seen more than 60 cases of the virus from January to…
50th World Ag Expo in Central Valley
The 50th anniversary World Ag Expo begins today at the International Agri-Center in Tulare. There are more than 1400 exhibits, with 26 million square feet of exhibit space. Last year…
New FARM Program Environmental Stewardship Module Helps Measure Improvements in Dairy Sustainability
…(LCA) of fluid milk conducted by the Applied Sustainability Center at the University of Arkansas, incorporating existing data from more than 500 dairy farms across the United States. By tracking…
Midweek Valentine’s a Boon for Growers
…roses nowadays come from Colombia and Ecuador, where production costs are lower, he said. “We’ve been able to pivot toward other crops that continue to be successful for us and…