…written for agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a regular contributor to California Farmer Magazine. His commentary “The Western View” is a regular feature on Farm City Newsday and…
Perfect Turkey for Small Scale Farming
If you may be considering getting into farming turkeys, Cathy Isom gives some pointers about the perfect turkey for the small scale farmer. That’s coming up on This Land of…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 07-22-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering water management, Cal OSHA passing the Wildfire Protection Emergency…
CAWG Foundation Awards Student Scholarships
…Recipients Maricarmen Frias Prieto, Salinas, Everett Alvarez High School Maricarmen’s family includes generations of farmworkers, and she has seen the struggles of this life and in her community. There have…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-19-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering details for the 2019 Ag Woman of the Year…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 07-18-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering USMCA allowing ‘Cage-Free Wine,’ why the UN Food and…
Almond Update: IPM Tools Key to Industry Sustainability
Sustainability goals set by the Almond Board of California will rely heavily on proper integrated pest management. UC Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Director of Statewide Integrated Pest Management…
USMCA Would Allow ‘Cage-Free Wines’
The new North American trade agreement will unleash California wine in Canada. As AgNet West reported last week, the new United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) has specific language built-in for…
Huge October Livestock Summit In France Releases Program Update
…in Europe. This updated 2019 international visitor guide has the program of animal competitions, farm visits, main events, and other useful information and contacts of all of the event’s world…
Perdue Observes Challenges Facing California Avocados First-Hand
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently toured a farm in San Diego to better understand how California avocados are produced and learn more about what types of challenges the…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 07-17-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the EPA’s decision to approve Sulfoxaflor for several crops,…
DOL Moves to Make H-2A User-Friendly
Mexican-American farm workers are hoeing between rows of potatoes on this large Central California farm. Credit: Richard Thornton / Shutterstock.com The H-2A program seems to be getting a revamp finally….
Proposed Changes to Agricultural Visa Program Show Promise
(CFBF) — As farmers in California and elsewhere around the country try to cope with chronic employee shortages, the president of the California Farm Bureau Federation said administrative changes to…
Farm Bureau Welcomes Progress on Water Rule Changes
(AFBF) — The following statement regarding repeal of the 2015 Waters of the United States rule can be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “The Administration has…