…or from.” Safety measures for limiting the spread of ACP goes beyond tarping citrus shipments. Paying close attention to the movement of people and equipment can help address the uptick…
Audit Data Shows Strong Compliance with New LGMA Water Requirements
…practices for sanitization of equipment. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk…
Week in Review: Buyers Weary of Winegrapes, No More Gas-Powered Vehicles by 2035
…executive order, this time prohibiting the sales of new gas-powered vehicles and equipment over the next 25 years. The rising costs of production in California are making other states more…
The Western View: Honors to A Farmer With A World-Changing Invention
It goes without saying – Farmers and ranchers are inventors out of necessity. They make their own tools and equipment when they need to, or if they just want to….
Gasoline-Powered Vehicle Sales to End by 2035 Under Executive Order
…The order also calls for all medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to be zero-emission by 2045. All off-road vehicles and equipment such as tractors will transition to zero-emission by 2035 where…
Agriculture Seeks Federal Support for Coronavirus Worker Protection
…increased support. “Across the agriculture sector, employers have instituted best practices including social distancing, enhanced hygiene and sanitation procedures, employee training, and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),” the…
Federal Wildfire Bill Receives Support from Ag Groups
…detection equipment. The bill also calls for improved wildfire risk reduction practices along roads, trails, and transmission lines. “This bipartisan legislation will expedite forest management, accelerate post-fire restoration and reforestation,…
Leafy Greens Safety Remains Priority as Fall Production Moves to AZ
…fact that LGMA requires absolute compliance with the more than 300 food safety mechanisms that are involved with on-farm audits. Several additional safety practices related to field and equipment sanitation…
Proper Land Management Can Help Forest Owners Ease Wildfire Risk Following Mass Tree Die-off
…to decrease fuel loads and future risk from fires, the researchers wrote. Other management actions include masticating – chewing up brush and branches with specialized equipment – felling and removing…
New Food Safety Measures Approved by California LGMA
…have been approved with many focused on the areas of farm water use and sanitation of fields and equipment. Some of the most substantive changes in LGMA’s new food safety…
2021 Application Open: Top-10 New Products Competition, Sponsored by Bank of America
…of judges are industry experts and work as farmers, ranchers, ag bankers, university professors, ag equipment dealers, ag media, and more. “This contest continues to be creative and highly competitive,”…
Mechanical Weeding Trials Showing Promising Results in Tomatoes
…a lot of yield variation,” Vinchesi-Vahl noted. The mechanical weeding equipment is being pulled behind tractors addressing in-row weeds. The finger weeder has interlocking fingers that pull weeds from the…
Conservation at Work: Benefits of Irrigation Water Management
…they apply that water, what happens?” said Norris. Part of that understanding comes from monitoring. NRCS can also assist producers with their monitoring techniques and equipment to get a better…
The California Kitchen: Carne Asada Untamed
…Half (8 Pieces) 3 T Vegetable or Canola Oil TT S+P both Sides Equipment preferred 12″ Cast Iron Skillet 1 Spanish or Yellow Onion Sliced into Medium Strips Serrano Chili’s…