The U.S. livestock industry and the government are acting to reduce the problems some associate with routine use of antibiotics in livestock production. Gary Crawford reports. Click to Open or…
Rescheduled USDA Citrus Crop Forecast Date Set
The rescheduled USDA/NASS citrus crop forecast of the 2013-2014 season will be released Friday, November 8th. Hear the LIVE website audio stream program to begin about 9:00 a.m. Friday, November…
CAPCA Conference Wraps Up
…consultation for the production of food, fiber and ornamental industries of this state. CAPCA members provide crop production advice concerning land preparation, planting, fertilization, irrigation, cultivation and harvesting of food,…
Growers Wait for Crop Report
With the USDA’s October citrus crop report being canceled, producers in California and Florida especially are waiting to see if their crop will be added to the USDA’s next crop…
CAPCA Conference Underway
…and ornamental industries of this state. CAPCA members provide crop production advice concerning land preparation, planting, fertilization, irrigation, cultivation and harvesting of food, fiber, ornamental crops and landscape settings. AgNet…
Study on Schools and Fresh Produce
…Disease Control and Prevention. California leads the nation in fresh produce production. For this three-year project, the UC researchers worked with three school districts: Oakland Unified School District, Winters Joint…
USDA Report Cancellations Unprecedented
USDA has never before totally cancelled a monthly crop production report, not even in previous federal government shutdowns. Gary Crawford reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
USDA Announces Cancellation and Postponement of Selected Reports Impacted by the Lapse in Federal Funding
…impacted by the lapse in federal funding. NASS’s Crop Production and Cotton Ginnings reports and the WAOB’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) scheduled for October 11th are canceled….
California Table Grape Update
…season export demand, there are plentiful supplies of green, red and black California grapes. Shipments in 2013 are running slightly ahead of last year’s timing, plus a larger crop is…
Almond Board: Almond Growers and Bee Health
…to Open or Download Audio Report The Executive Director for Project Apis m., Christi Heintz, says almond growers need the largest number of bee colonies out of any crop in…
Citrus Industry E-news: Crop Size Predictions; Expo Seminar Summaries
This week’s issue of the Citrus Industry E-news Exclusive from Florida includes predictions from citrus veterans on this season’s orange crop size and summaries from Citrus Expo seminar presentations. Want…
Strawberry Commission Awarded Grant
…represents more than 400 growers and 60 shippers and processors of California strawberries. With a focus on food safety education, Commission strategies also include production and nutrition research, trade relations,…
Brown Vetoes Citrus Protection Bill
Governor Jerry Brown As the Asian citrus psyllid continues to spread across the state, Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have helped protect California’s citrus crop. AB…
Public Health Alert for Chicken Products Produced at Three Foster Farms Facilities
…product and a specific production period. Raw products from the facilities in question bear one of the establishment numbers inside a USDA mark of inspection or elsewhere on the package:…