…on the Mojave is the Panamint valley, just west of Death Valley. The town is petty much gone to dust now, and perhaps the best mark Ballarat made is, it’s…
Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Farm Bill Program Funding
…to deficit reduction, the groups pointed out. “These difficult cuts in 2014 resulted from hard choices made in partnership with agricultural leaders and were designed to substantially reform the farm…
Over $100 Million Cut from Available Ag Equipment Replacement Funds
…for agricultural diesel engine replacement from $135 million down to $25 million. That reduction in funding could have dire consequences for the Funding Agricultural Reduction Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER)…
PCAs Examine a Top California Grape Challenge: Mealybug
…and limiting the survival of their offspring, which provides a more effective overall reduction of pest pressure. The result is stronger vines, improved root health and higher quality fruit. Learn…
Global Cost of Pests and Pathogens
Farmers are well aware pests and plant diseases cause reductions in yield and quality, which result in not only economic losses but food security issues at household, national and global…
Leave Time Clarification for Ag Employers
…paid sick leave. “You are safe to bring that reduction into that 9.5; or 28.5 total hours of paid sick leave. There are a couple of very important caveats to…
Crop Year 2017 Demonstrated Growth for California Agriculture
…sweet cherries both had sizable value increases in 2017. The crop year 2017 saw significant gains in value despite an overall reduction in the amount of land used for farming…
Plenty of Agriculture Trade Opportunities for U.S. and Europe
…barrage of environmental demands from European consumers. Like their American counterparts, European farmers have seen a reduction in farm subsidy payments and a more market-oriented farm program. But European farmers…
New Overtime Requirements Need Attention
…This will be the first year in a multi-year process which will ultimately end with agricultural employees working an eight-hour day in a 40-hour workweek by 2022. The reduction of…
Antibiotics for Animal Agriculture Drops by A Third
…livestock in 2015, sales have declined 41 percent. Since the first year of reported sales in 2009, domestic sales and distribution have dropped by 28 percent. “These reductions are an…
Building a Mini Greenhouse with CD Cases
…your own mini greenhouse by using things that you already have around your house that are most likely collecting dust. Like empty plastic CD covers, for example. To make a…
We’ve Got You Covered. With Quality Copper.
…– a dry prill made with a unique polymer process making it almost dust-free Champ WG – an effective WDG formulation that is also OMRI certified for use in organic…
Perdue Details USDA Functions in the Event of a Lapse in Federal Funding
…permit. New timber sales. Most forest fuels reduction activities in and around communities. NASS statistics, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, and other agricultural economic and statistical reports and…
Almond Update: Almond Orchard 2025 Goals
…of environmentally friendly pest management tools by 25%, achieve zero waste by putting everything produced in the orchard to optimal use, and reduce dust during harvest by 50%. Almond Board of California’s…