…“Americans can’t fully utilize telemedicine, farmers are denied the promise of precision agriculture, and businesses can’t tap into the benefits of online commerce.” CAN will be forming partnerships across rural…
Winterkill Likely in Wheat Belt
…is adequate in the northern plains and the northern Midwest. However, an Agriculture Dot Com article says the snow cover is very thin in the central and southern plains as…
USDA Wants More Done to Combat Crop Insurance Fraud
The Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the Risk Management Agency hasn’t done enough to combat crop insurance fraud. Since 2001, the RMA has contracted with the…
Eleven States Support Injunction Against California’s Prop 65 Regulation
…the attorneys general from several states across the nation have stood up for agriculture and consumers against the unconstitutional action. “California’s flawed Prop 65 regulation will cause irreparable harm to…
Agri View: Texas Storm Losses
…farmers, livestock farmers, including hay losses. Officials are still adding to the losses, and it may be years before we really know the total of the damages caused to agriculture….
Register for Produce Safety Training
…Department of Food and Agriculture grant in order to operate as a designated training provider for Southern and Central California. The new requirements under FSMA call for at least one…
Register for the 2018 Statewide Pistachio Day
…of small bugs, stink bugs and leaffooted bugs on pistachios. Registration for the Statewide Pistachio Day is available through the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources website….
CDFA Awards Funding to Support Ag Education Through California Agriculture License Plate Program
…education,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “These projects help us sustain the future of California agriculture by inspiring youth about agriculture as a career and actively engaging our young farmers…
Almond Board: 2018 Research Funding
…research project will explore the creation of a smartphone app and heat sensing platform to more precisely determine irrigation needs at any given time through leaf surface-and tree-temperature. The goal…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 01-04-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. The first damage cost reports are in for the Thomas fire and the Almond Board of…
No Link Between Small Wild Birds and Rodents to 2014-15 HPAI Outbreak
…between those types of sites. In contrast, 83 out of 527 waterfowl sampled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture tested positive for influenza A. From the National Association of Farm…
Agri View: California Disasters
…tells us about the drought hurting all of California’s agriculture. The destructive fires destroyed the vineyards in the north, but also the wineries. But, there was a bright spot, if…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 01-03-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
Report Shows 2014-15 HPAI Impact
A new report by the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service found the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States was not as big an effect…