…Agriculture, UC researchers reached out to industry members to get a better understanding of ag byproduct usage. During the 2021 Golden State Dairy Management Webinar, UC Dairy Farm Advisor Jennifer…
Farmers to Families Food Box Program to End in May
…funding made available for pandemic assistance. There are also plans to develop a Dairy Donation Program to reimburse producers donating to nonprofits. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag…
Concerns Over Mexico’s Trade Policies Heightened
…agriculture. Last month a group of agricultural organizations detailed challenges they are encountering in a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Obstacles for potato and dairy exports…
Biden’s Proposed Budget Brings Added Support to USDA
…wildfires; and to ensure Americans have access to healthy and nutritious food.” Research, education, and outreach programs from USDA would be bolstered by $4 billion under Biden’s proposed budget. Conservation…
2020 Was A Banner Year for Ag Exports According to Recent Report
…dropping three percent to $6 billion dollars. Exports of dairy products increased nine percent, largely due to better performance of skim milk powder in Southeast Asia. Fresh fruit exports were…
New Resource for Science-Education Available from USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a new online resource available aimed at providing additional science-education. The new AgLab tool from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is now available…
Global Beef Industry Has Potential to Reduce Emission Levels by Half
…to show the most promise for impacting GHG emission within the beef industry. A research team at Colorado State University, led by Assistant Professor Daniela Cusack, recently published its findings…
California Avocado Commission Approved in Unusual Vote
…critical work of bolstering grower viability through innovative marketing, industry affairs, production research and grower education.” Listen to the radio report. California Avocado Commission Approved in Unusual Vote About the…
More Money: CFAP 2 is Back Open
…December 2020. Some of the commodities that are eligible for CFAP 2 assistance include livestock, specialty crops, row crops, dairy, and nursery crops. Information about producer eligibility as well as…
Almond Matters: Using Degree-Day Calculator and Traps to Plan Treatments
…choose to execute,” said Burkdoll. Listen to the report below. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals…
MSOB: Endophytes Act as ‘Vaccine’ in Carrot Study
…Hoagland details the research which showed how the bacteria-based endophytes showed the most impact on the plant’s immune health. “They acted in a way to boost the immune response in…
Western Growers Continues Support for Center for Produce Safety
…produce-specific food safety research that is important to industry members. “It’s a very closely-knit group of research scientists applying their practical work in fields and our processing plants to improve…
Ag Groups Largely Support $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
…the National Water Resources Association. The infrastructure package includes several provisions important to agriculture and rural America. Along with investments in transportation infrastructure, the plan includes funding for agricultural research…
Gene Discovery Potential to Make Peaches More Resilient to Stress
…of peaches examining genomes that have shown resiliency by adapting to harsh conditions. The research was recently published in the journal Genome Research. By looking at peach’s wild relatives from…