The Almond Board of California’s 21st Annual Food Quality & Safety Symposium is June 13th in Lodi. Director of Quality Assurance and Industry Services Tim Birmingham said talks with cover…
Addressing the Financial Challenges of Small Farms
California’s regulatory environment can be challenging for the agricultural industry, particularly for smaller sized farming operations. Administrator of the California Farm Bureau Federation, Jim Houston recently spoke during a State…
Reaction from Industry on President Signing Disaster Relief Package
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall “The disaster relief measure signed by President Trump today is an important lifeline for farmers and ranchers whose greatest desire is to keep…
Almond Beer Helps Industry Toast To FFA
On The Fritz, Brown Ale Temblor Brewing Company Schmidt socializing with attendees Hundreds came through Temblor Brewing for the release party A simple phrase that read ‘Almond Beer’, written down…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 06-06-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Brian German. In today’s show we hear about a potential change to paid sick leave that’s moving…
AB 555 Has Legs and Needs Attention
…overall concept in general. “It’s not, in its current farm, getting a ton of warm-and-fuzzies out of the Senate,” she explained. “But many Senators have said that conceptionaly we like…
California Wine Industry Reacts to Two Bill Passages
…from the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency.” The CAWG also applauded the passage of a bill that allocates…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 06-05-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Brian German. In today’s show we hear about the latest development with the disaster aid package and…
Final EPA Rule Exempts Farms From Emissions Reporting
…Method, or FARM Act, fixed a problem created in April 2017 when a U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a 2008 EPA rule that exempted farmers from reporting routine farm emissions…
Disaster Relief Aid Finally Passes in the House
…But Republican lawmakers blocked the bill each time while the House was in recess The measure includes $3-billion for farm related losses of crops, dairy, on-farm stored crops, prevented planting…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 06-04-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Brian German. There is plenty of movement in several different trade markets highlighted on today’s show. Taylor…
New Mexican Goods Tariff Tied to Immigration Issue
The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) issued a statement about the President’s threat. PMA stated in a press release, “While there have recently been promising signs that both Mexico and the…
Strawberry Mite Control Helped by Lesser-known Predator
Courtesy UCANR Natural predators can drive mite control in a lot of crops, and a lesser-known insect is helping in strawberries. Santa Maria’s Manzanita Berry farms have a lot of success…
Crossing Two of Summer’s Favorite Berries
…cancer, including colon, stomach, skin, breast, lung, and prostate cancers. Most growers start loganberries from young plants. If you’re looking for loganberry plants, they’re easy to find at farm and…