…industry, like the rest of California agriculture, has suffered from drought and water shortage for three years. There has been very little rain or snowpack, leaving citrus growers totally reliant…
Brexit May Help UK Biotech Approval Process
…for the UK in agriculture.” Erik Fyrwald, Syngenta’s CEO, told the Financial Times in an interview that after Brexit, the UK would implement science-based rules and would help companies more…
Finalizing Pesticide Worker Safety Rule
…a Federal Register notice Monday, the agency announced it has sent the rule to the Department of Agriculture for review. The USDA review is required under federal pesticide law, before…
Fighting Public Misinformation About Food
…is a lot of misinformation surrounding the agriculture industry. I was once a big-city girl and I was really fearful of my food based on some stuff I read on…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
Cal Poly Pomona College of Agriculture announces the opening of a new 5,040-square-foot research and insect production greenhouse to help control the Asian citrus psyllid. The greenhouse was planned in…
Agri View: Farmers Benefit from Oil Prices
…the production costs for a large proportion of agriculture produce (despite the perception of agriculture as an energyintensive (thus oil-reliant) sector). National-level effects The greatest effect of this low-price climate…
Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants
FSIS Expands Small Plant Help Desk, Launches Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is expanding its…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…how to evaluate soil moisture with a soil sampler. In the center is UCCE Hmong ag assistant Michael Yang. After the Central Valley Hmong Agriculture radio show last week, the…
Office of Farm to Fork Builds Bridges
…easier for schools to procure California foods–to introducing the next generation to agriculture, this program strives to not only increase food access but also awareness of the state’s rich agriculture…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
…several pests. Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor Attendees at the Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas got a chance to see some of the latest technologies coming out for agriculture. Spensa…
USDA Says Organic Eggs Have Largest Price Premiums
A new study by the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service finds organic eggs have the largest price premiums over their non-organic counterparts. The study estimated price premiums in grocery…
Lawmakers Call for Dairy Program Sign up Extension
House and Senate lawmakers want the Agriculture Department to extend the enrollment period for the Margin Protection Program. Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Texas Republican Mike Conaway, along with…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for July 25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Agri View: Crop Losses
…statistical approach on data available from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). They considered not only extremely high temperatures, but also drought, flooding and severe cold….