…strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community…
California’s FREP/WPHA Conference Comes to Seaside November 5-6, 2015
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) and the Western Plant Health Association (WPHA) are hosting their 23rd annual Fertilizer Research Conference at…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…dried fruit, nuts, dairy products, beef, fish, poultry products, including eggs, as well as dried beans, rice and specified processed products such as vegetable oil, olive oil, soup, bread, pasta,…
Sales from US Organic Farms up 72 Percent
…farms in 2014 was diverse, from dairy and proteins, to fruits, vegetables and grains. The top five commodities in organic sales were: Milk, $1.08 billion Eggs, $420 million Broiler chickens,…
California Milk Marketing Order Hearing Next Week
…Agriculture Committee about the next step in the process that might bring California dairy producers into the federal milk marketing order system. The proposals use the same dairy product classification…
NCF Accepting Applications for Beef Industry Scholarship
…futures contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. It recognizes and encourages talented students who will one day be industry leaders. Students studying education, communication, production, research or other areas related…
Even Late Painting Protects Trees After Freeze
Some research shows that painting walnut trees after freeze events can help significantly, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be a timely application. Even Late Painting Protects Growers are prepping…
HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrates 50 Years of Research in France
…company Limagrain, at the 50th anniversary celebration of the HM.CLAUSE vegetable research facility in Saint-Remy-de-Provence in southern France. Monday this week marked 50 years of research for HM.CLAUSE at its…
California Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearings
…current Federal milk orders. The proposals incorporate the same dairy product classification system used throughout the Federal milk marketing order system. Additional features would recognize California quota premium and fluid…
Navel Orange Production Forecast
…1984-85 crop year, except for the 1991-92 season due to a lack of funding. The data from the first two years were used for research purposes in developing crop-estimating models….
Farm to Fork Exhibition and Great Grape Event to Open at Fresno State
…Special Collections Research Center, in partnership with the Tulare County Museum of Farm Labor and Agriculture, Farm to Fork will feature the immigration history of the Valley’s largest ethnic populations…
The Western View: Funding Site for Small Ag
…75 egg-laying hens, honeybees, and a small herd of dairy goats. She wants to scale up her goat operation and expand her goat’s milk soap business which sells out at…
Dairy Drip System Automatically Adjusts Nitrogen
The dairy drip project looking at using lagoon water through drip tape adjusts the nitrogen content automatically to keep a consistent percentage. System Automatically Adjusts Nitrogen DeJager farms in Chowchilla…
Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story
…on the NPR website. The two news outlets drew on different sources to reach their conclusions. The USA Today story was based on a report from an Oakland-based environmental research…