…temperatures. However, Zhuang led off the symposium with his continued work on farming grapes on land that isn’t necessarily suited for it. The availability of land is significantly decreasing and…
Farm Bureau Welcomes President Trump Back to Address Annual Convention
Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will address farm and ranch families from across the nation Monday at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th Annual Convention….
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 01-10-19
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: First CASP Workshops Cover Pollinators
There are a lot of tools available to growers through the California Almond Sustainability Program (CASP). By utilizing the program, growers can see where they are and what other growers are doing…
Concerning Year for Weedy Rice With Discovery of New Biotype
…this year, said Whitney Brim-DeForest, UC Rice Farm Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Sacramento Counties. “So, good and bad.” Brim-DeForest described the characteristics of the new biotype as being…
Western View: Why Water Management Matters
…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 AgNet West….
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 01-09-19
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,…
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Flaring Up Again in California
Harrisina metallica The western grapeleaf skeletonizer A familiar foe to grape producers is back on the radar as a few reports of grapeleaf skeletonizer are coming out of the Central Coast. The western grapeleaf skeletonizer…
Hopes to Curb Agribusiness Consolidation as New Congress Takes Office
…few years. The current government shutdown has created a temporary suspension to the efforts to achieve more balanced marketplace competition, as the Farm Bill, trade payments and other legislative matters…
Producers Getting Onboard with H-2A Labor Before the Rush
Jackson Family Wines has been using H-2A labor to supplement their needs over the last few years, and Vineyard Manager Bart Haycraft said the merging of the two labor pools…
USDA Extends Deadline for Market Facilitation Program Applications
…lapse in federal funding resulted in USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices closing on December 28, 2019, preventing any further processing of applications from farmers looking to apply. “Farmers who…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 01-08-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. In today’s show, Taylor and Brian have an update on the recent storm which brought snow and rain across the…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 01-07-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German who’s filling in for Danielle Leal. Today we talk about trade war costs, deals being delayed…
Sterile Navel Orangeworm Project Tweaks Expected
It’s no surprise that the sterile navel orangeworm (NOW) project in Kern County needs some tweaking. Sterilized male moths in the pilot project that is releasing irradiated moths into orchards…