…Vilmorin SA, based in France. HM.CLAUSE and Vilmorin are both Business Units of Limagrain. About Limagrain Limagrain, an international cooperative group created and directed by French farmers, moves agriculture forward…
Agri View: Peanut Crop
…grew about one and a half percent. Together, Arkansas and New Mexico produced about one and a half percent of the U.S. peanut crop. There are about 7,500 peanut farmers…
NFU Statement on Syngenta Merger
…concern among everyone in U.S. agriculture, especially farmers. NFU will pay particularly close attention to the alarming trend of Chinese government-owned entities purchasing U.S. and other agricultural companies. Most recently,…
Syngenta, ChemChina Deal Looks Imminent
…maintaining the highest governance standards with a view to an IPO of the business in the years to come. Michel Demaré, Chairman of Syngenta, said: “In making this offer, ChemChina…
Farm Bureau Approves Strategic Action Plan for 2016
…“The administration has refused to listen to business owners, local governments and lawmakers. The courts have ordered this rule temporarily stopped. The Government Accountability Office found EPA’s actions illegal, and…
Kern County Ag Community Promoting Spray Safe Effort
While pesticide spray drift incidents are dramatically down in Kern County, area farm interests continue to meet and discuss ways to further enhance safety. Farmers, pest control advisors and applicators…
NFU’s Beginning Farmer Training Program 2017
More than 50 beginning farmers and ranchers have completed risk management and leadership training through the National Farmers Union’s Beginning Farmers Institute (BFI). The organization will be seeking candidates for…
Haynet
Haynet, the free service connecting Livestock producers and farmers impacted by recent natural disasters. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This Land of Ours – Haynet December’s Goliath…
Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December
The latest USDA Agricultural Prices Report shows lower prices as a whole for producers, and particularly for livestock, poultry, and egg farmers. Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December …
Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
…Agriculture Department is designed to restore, create, or enhance wetland eco-systems. Agriculture Secretary talked with reporters last Thursday about the wetland mitigation banking program. “It gives farmers the ability if…
Oakdale Area Added to ACP Quarantine in Stanislaus County
…by Oakdale Irrigation District South Main Canal. Maps for the new quarantine area in Oakdale and the existing quarantine area in Turlock in are available online at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/acp-maps. Please check…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…and disallowing fowl at state fairs after Aug. 1. Even though the spread of the flu is slowing, eggs are still pricy as farmers try to recover. And even if…
Women’s Conference Provides Management, Leadership Skills
National Farmers Union (NFU) concluded its annual Women’s Conference, marking another successful year of providing women with important skills and guidance to confidently manage risks on their farming and ranching…
Global Cleantech Recognizes Ag Companies
…and cleantech industries at the VerdeXchange Conference, where CEO and co-founder Jocelyn Boudreau spoke before government officials and policy makers about water innovation and the challenges facing today’s farmers. “It’s…