…The change is effective immediately. Doggett He has served as interim CEO since August first when Novak left for CropLife America. Doggett has also served as executive vice president of…
Farm Bureau Details Trade, Tariff Impacts on Agriculture
…crop there. In response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, as well as those imposed on only China for violations related to U.S. intellectual property, China has imposed hefty…
Using Solar Energy to Dry Pomace Increases Potential for Other Uses
…collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and UC Merced and was funded through the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, which looks to…
Organic Production Project to Evaluate Advantages of No-Till Farming
A new organic production project will be looking closely at soil conditions and evaluating the effects of tilling in vegetable production. The project is being funded through a grant from…
California Navel Oranges Forecast to Rebound in 2018-19
…the statistical models estimating production. The varieties forecast in this report include conventional, organic, and specialty Navel oranges (including Cara Cara and Blood orange varieties). Survey data indicated a fruit…
Agri View: Grape Production and Consumption
Everett Griner talks about grape production for consumption in today’s Agri View. Grape Production and Consumption Most people consider the annual grape crop to be produced for wine making. If…
WASDE Predicts Second-largest Corn Crop, Record Soybean Crop
The Latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand report predicts the second-largest corn crop for the United States this year and a record soybean crop. Corn production is forecast at 14.82…
California Cotton Acreage Falls Short of Early Predictions
…acreage. The areas of production were broken down into three regions; the San Joaquin Valley with 243,935 acres, Southern California with 10,100 acres and the Sacramento Valley with 3,835 acres….
Farm, Ethanol Groups Urge President to Restore Integrity to RFS, Allow Year-Round E15 Sales
…EPA have reduced ethanol demand and inflated stocks. “The situation is even more dire in the grain markets, where prices received by farmers are sagging below the cost of production….
Agri View: Peanut Yield Success
…a farmer. Today, you could go broke with a yield like that. An average crop now is 2 tons per acre. Doubling the yield, on any crop, is quite an…
Building Good Soil for Your Garden
…and grass clippings, which are very rich in nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. Epsom Salt is also good for the soil. It helps with magnesium deficiencies, which aids in chlorophyll production,…
USDA, FDA Announce Joint Public Meeting on Use of Animal Cell Culture Technology
…consider how to inspect and regulate to ensure food safety, regardless of the production method.” “The FDA knows just how vital it is to ensure the safety of our nation’s…
Kansas Cattle Traceability Project Moving Forward
…identification number, and a GPS location, each time an animal’s tag is read with a pilot project reader in the production chain. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….