…Ours. Beef Checkoff Education Webpage For the past couple of years, the American Farm Bureau Foundation has partnered with the Beef Checkoff offering beef education resources. A-F-B Foundation Executive Director…
APHIS Seeks Comments on Treatment Evaluation Document
…Australia, namely lemons, oranges, tangerines, and tangors to meet the U.S. entry requirements. APHIS will carefully consider all comments received by the deadline, November 15, 2016, and then make its…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Sessions
…that there will be several series’ of topics this year mixed in with the other seminars. “We are offering multiple experiences covering every aspect of California almonds,” Nicolau said. “Specifically,…
World Dairy Expo® Introduces New Category to Youth Fitting Contest
…the same as previous years and is scheduled for Thursday, October 6, beginning at 6 p.m. – or following the conclusion of the day’s Breed Shows. The registration deadline for…
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
…September 29, at 1:00 p.m. EST, USDA will host a webinar to review the RFA and assist eligible entities in preparing proposals. Visit the grants homepage for more information and…
European Union Suspends Dow DuPont Merger Review
The European Union’s antitrust regulator said the deadline for a review into the proposed Dow DuPont merger has been suspended because the companies have yet to turn in the required…
Almond Board: Seeds for Bees
…possible in the Fall Your planted forage will be available to colonies pollinating CA’s specialty crops, including almonds You plan to emphasize planting locations which will be accessible to over-wintering…
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
…providers have resulted in the creation of a phytoplankton bloom, the experts said. Phytoplankton are microscopic creatures and the major food source for zooplankton, another minuscule creature that represents the…
Top Crop Reports Show Decrease
…were down 6.55 percent, to a gross production value of $6.6 billion. Almonds continue to be the top commodity in Fresno County, with more than 18 percent of the crop…
Labor Day Grilling Safety
…2002, the toll-free Hotline extended its service to callers whose first language is Spanish. By touching the appropriate number at the prompt, callers will be connected to a Spanish-speaking food…
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…smelt survive this year and reproduce. “Acting on a scientific hunch with cooperation that extended deep into the Sacramento Valley, we moved quickly to see if we could boost the…
Making it Easier to Donate Excess Food
…to donate food to the needy and get a tax credit in return. The state has extended a tax incentive for farmers who donate food to food banks, and made…
Co-ops and Ag Retailers Face Economic Challenges
…are growing and so are their challenges, according to a new report from CoBank. After an extended run of impressive financial performances, retailers are adjusting to a tougher economic environment…
Breaking Down Belt Pesticide Ban
…such as almonds, walnuts, processing tomatoes, cotton, alfalfa and others. Bayer Industry Relations Lead, Lee Hall, explains what led up to the EPA’s changed decision. “We got the registration in…