…Mulhern. “The new secretary will have many issues on his plate of great concern to dairy farmers, such as fixing the dairy safety net program, developing export markets, updating child…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…The researchers plan to show they can conserve more water through co-robotics, with workers interacting with technology for precision irrigation, ideally at the individual plant level. This comes from looking…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…issues facing rural America. We begin today by adopting the Committee’s Oversight Plan, Committee Rules, and the Committee Staff List for the 115th Congress. While we have many members returning…
Trump Mexico Tax Would Hurt Agriculture
President Donald Trump’s plan to implement a 20 percent tax on all goods imported from Mexico would likely harm agriculture and consumers alike. The tax is seen as a way…
Almond Board Election Underway
…and five grower representatives who set policy and recommend budgets in several major areas including: production research, public relations and advertising, nutrition research, statistical reporting, quality control and food safety….
Super Bowl Recipes
If you are planning a party for the big game, Cathy Isom has a few tips for the party meal and snacks. Cathy has some of the most popular-searched Super…
Dicamba Herbicide Lawsuit Cites Endangered Species Concerns
…the herbicide is a danger to plants and animals listed under the Endangered Species Act. XtendiMax is designed to be used on soybean and cotton plants that have been genetically…
Fish and Wildlife Proceeds with Action Despite Directive
…the order to placate radical environmental groups bent on listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken,” Brunner said. The LPC Range-wide Conservation plan is already in place across a five-state area, with…
Important Tax Deadline Looms for Farmers
…and explain why there’s been a continued loss over the last several years and there is an intent and plan to reflect a profit in future years. As the average…
Annette Jones, DVM, on Animal Health & Food Safety
Dr. Annette Jones, DVM, Director of Animal Health and Food Safety Services at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, talks about the mission to protect California’s livestock and poultry…
Trump EPA Plan Calls for Eliminating WOTUS
…and unnecessary.” A leaked agency action plan for the administration lists WOTUS, along with Clean Air Act greenhouse gas regulations, the Clean Power Plan and the Total Maximum Daily Load…
CCM Supports Stay on Argentine Lemon Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in accordance with guidance from the White House issued January 20, 2017, today issued a stay for…
CDFA Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…a robust farm safety net, promotes farming and ranching practices that are environmentally sound and provides important nutritional funding for our citizens. How our California Congressional delegation helps to shape…
Funding for Potato Breeding Research
…and development in children,” said Sonny Ramaswamy, director of NIFA. The Potato Breeding Program is part of NIFA’s Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics Programs that invest in science to deliver…