…the top policy issues affecting the ag industry. We are especially eager to hear from him about the new Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement and how that will impact farmers, ranchers, and…
Industry Gets White Rot Update
…longer an option. The old management option was imported, which made it an expensive, and it had supply issues. More About White Rot From the UC IPM website: The pathogen…
TPP Report on Impacts to Agriculture
…another $1.27 in business activity, it’s critical for policymakers to fully understand how a trade deal affects the sector overall. Here are three important agricultural issues in the agreement. #1:…
USDA Initiative Restores Forests, Reduces Wildfire Threats through Local Partnerships
…to invest up to an additional $11 million in financial, technical and in-kind assistance for the 11 new projects. The announcement was made at the annual meeting of the Arkansas…
Soil Sampling for Salinity Challenges
El Nino Rains Helping Salinity Issues, Some Soils Hard to Sample El Nino rains should help with the salinity problems some growers have seen during this drought and experts say…
Agri View: Weather Damage
…is working with the Texas Governor’s Office, the Texas Department of Agriculture and other state and federal agencies to determine whether affected dairy farmers will receive financial assistance, according to…
Farm Planning for The Future
…in The Farm Whisperer tackles some of the top issues that cause these plans to stall or not take place at all. He shares his secrets to making the planning…
NCBA Continues to Express Concerns with Market Volatility
…an industry is the best way to resolve these issues said Colin Woodall, NCBA senior vice president of government affairs. “Recently the cattle markets have been susceptible to volatile limit…
Water Agencies Encouraged by Introduction of Senate Water Bill
…Relief Act introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein have merit, and its introduction is a positive step in the effort to find reasonable solutions to California’s short-term and long-term water issues….
Farm Bureau Welcomes Introduction of Senate Water Bill
…the president of the California Farm Bureau Federation. “Senator Feinstein has never been shy about tackling the tough issues, and we appreciate her work to create a California water bill…
ASTA Participates in FarmNext National Summit
…including the public’s perception of agriculture, technology and innovation within the industry, the economic outlook for careers in agriculture, opportunities for workforce development, environmental issues, and more. Based on these…
Commentary: Farmers Must Stay Engaged in Groundwater Planning
Farmers and ranchers have been inundated with water issues the past few years. Drought, curtailments, the water bond, federal drought legislation, state drought legislation, diversion monitoring and reporting, El Niño…
Analysts Outline Changing Situation in Wine Business
…gave attendees an opportunity to hear from experts on a wide range of emerging wine, grape and marketing issues. It also featured more than 650 exhibitors spread across 170,000 square…
Farmer Big Data
…insight into some new issues; sort of a multi-functional survey.” Thatcher says Farm Bureau wants to know more about transparency in data. Farm Bureau plans to roll-out a transparency evaluator…