…outlets to include non-dairy milk alternatives in the traditional dairy sections of stores. The retail sales of plant-based meat alternatives also showed substantial growth, with sales up nearly ten percent…
Guest-Worker Reforms Essential as Enforcement Increases
…improved and more affordable H-2A guest-worker program. Currently, farmers with year-round worker needs, such as dairy and livestock, are unable to use the program and that’s not right. An adequate…
CBB Executives Detail Recent Beef Leadership Trip to Taiwan and Japan
…For more information about the Beef Checkoff and its programs, including promotion, research, foreign marketing, industry information, consumer information and safety, visit www.beefboard.org. Source: Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board…
Leading Dairy Co-Ops Form Joint Dairy Marketing Agency
Two of the leading dairy cooperatives are joining forces to establish a dairy marketing agency to maximize the efficiency of both organizations. California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) and Dairy Farmers of…
Methane Reduction Funding Down but Not Out
…the last two years for methane reduction from manure and in this year’s state budget it’s $34 million,” said Paul Sousa, Director of Environmental Services for Western United Dairymen (WUD). …
Farm City Newsday Monday, 07-15-19
…what sparked the value of dairy exports to be the highest in four years and why the USMCA will be good for California dairies and vineyards. Tune in to the…
Value of Dairy Exports Highest in Four Years
According to the U.S. Dairy Export Council, it appears that the total value of American dairy exports reached a four-year high in May at nearly $540 million. Analysts attribute the…
USDA Now Making Payments for New Dairy Margin Coverage Program
…by the 2018 Farm Bill, DMC replaces the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). The program offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and the…
Voluntary Best Practices to Better Protect Citrus from HLB
…Research Entomologist with the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside. “We’ve been using the scientific information and integrating that into what growers normally do and just trying to see where…
NCC Emerging Leaders Program Completes First Session
…some time in St. Louis meeting with Bayer’s cotton team and also touring one of the company’s research centers. Gibson noted that the amount of information presented to the group…
Winegrape Assessment Rate Reduced by a Third for 2019
…assessment generated nearly $3 million for fiscal year 2017-18. Those funds are used for research and outreach for Pierce’s disease and glassy-winged sharpshooter, as well as other significant pests and…
How Often Should You Be Watering Your Plants
…your garden, it is important to do research before planting. You’ll especially want to know when or if any of the plants will have higher water requirements. It is essential…
A One of a Kind Collection Reaches a Major Milestone
…Agricultural Research Service’s National Animal Germplasm Collection knew they had reached a milestone. The boar semen was the one millionth sample of animal germplasm to arrive at the facility, which…
Pickling Your Garden Harvest for Year-Round Treats
…different processing times. Be sure to do your research to make sure the jars are boiled long enough to kill any bacteria inside them. Once finished, allow the lids to…