…tax of 6 percent of their income. These cost increases will be borne by California citrus but not by growers in other regions. This means the playing field is no…
USDA Scientist Receives the Borlaug Field Award
The World Food Prize Foundation announced that Matthew Rouse, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist, is the winner of the 2018 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application,…
Almond Update: Free Irrigation Audits Available
…to fund interns in the Northern San Joaquin Valley to perform the audits. ABC’s Senior Manager of Field Outreach and Education Spencer Cooper said the audits are a great free…
American Prefer Grocery Stores Over Online Ordering
…89 percent have never ordered meal preparation kits, despite their perceived popularity. Gallop says Americans are much more inclined to simplify mealtime by ordering takeout or by going out to…
Agri View: Sunflowers – a Different Crop
Early morning. Sunflower Field. Central Valley California Sunflowers are pretty, and a mysterious crop. Everett Griner talks about what type of market is available for the sunflower in today’s Agri…
Bayer/Monsanto Merger Clears All Hurdles
…Bayer completed the sale of certain assets to BASF. Some of the divestments included Bayer’s field crops business, vegetable seed business, a digital platform, and other assets. The U.S. Justice…
Agri View: Necessities of Farming
…the water necessary to wet a field. The irrigation system doesn’t come cheap. Here is a statistic I never considered. The cost of irrigating a field. $8.50 to put one…
NRCS Partners in California Receive $1.3 Million for Conservation Innovations
…are as follows: The Napa County Resource Conservation District (RCD) will promote soil health assessments and field trial monitoring to support soil health management system adoption in California’s North Coast…
NCGA Seeking Good Steward Nominations
…NCGA affiliate states and organizational partners may also submit nominations. One recipient will be selected from a field of nominees submitted by NCGA state affiliates and other corn industry and…
Groups Want “Fake Meat” Regulated by USDA
…are labeled and marketed in a manner that levels the playing field in the marketplace. The groups also say that the Food and Drug Administration tried to assert itself as…
USDA Invests in Projects to Spur Innovation in Grazing Lands, Organic Systems and Soil Health
…uses field measurements and remote sensing data to assess the impacts of grazing. The results will be integrated into the web-based Climate Engine Rangeland Tool that ranchers and land managers…
EPA Approves Sorghum Oil for Biofuels
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler approved sorghum as an eligible feedstock under the Renewable Fuels Standard. The announcement marks a significant step toward leveling the playing field for…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…compete on a level playing field in markets around the globe. We have established valuable international trading relationships that have helped offset the U.S. trade deficit and fueled America’s rural…
Roberts Honored with International Trade Award
…to the Republican this week, the award recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions in the field of international trade. In accepting the award, Roberts, who chairs the Senate Agriculture…