There is now another online tool for producers trying to identify issues in the field. The United States Department of Food and Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-18-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the recent findings of the Asian citrus psyllid in…
Farm Bureau Seeks Action for Olive Growers
…stated olive grower Bill Ferry. Significant impacts that concern Farm Bureau and local growers are: loss of farm revenue to the olive growers who lost their processing contracts; abandonment…
Blue Card Bill ‘A Step In A Direction’
…a direction,” Wolfe noted. “Shannon also said that this January, it sounds like California Farm Bureau leadership was able to have some meaningful momentum with the American Farm Bureau (AFBF)…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-15-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering what California Farm Bureau leaders focused on at the…
Western View: The Story of Shorty Harris
…has 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…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-14-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1,…
Almond Update: Lots of Nutrients and Water Management Education Coming Up
A series of meetings aiming to assist growers with nutrient and water management begins Thursday, March 14 in the Central Valley. Almond Board of California’s Spencer Cooper said ABC is…
Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Farm Bill Program Funding
As farmers, ranchers and rural communities grapple with a devastatingly weak farm economy, nearly 200 organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation and several state Farm Bureaus, are urging congressional…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-13-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1,…
Good Market for ‘Off’ California Avocados in 2019
It’s going to be a light year for California avocados, but markets are setting up nicely. 2019 is technically an off-year for alternate bearing California avocado trees. “We have a somewhat smaller…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-12-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1,…
USDA Predicts Increase in Farm Income for 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is predicting a significant increase in farm income in the first projection for 2019. The 2019 Farm Sector Income Forecast that was released on…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…electricity, water, fertilizer and other inputs to raise beef cattle throughout the country—from birth to slaughter. Using a computer program called the “Integrated Farm System Model” (IFSM), his team also…