…her career as an intern agriculture teacher with Chico High School. Kristen Fernandez, summer intern with CDFA’s Inspection Services Division Hannah Garrett, summer intern with CDFA’s Inspection Services Division The…
Bayer CEO Defends Monsanto Acquisition
…step, “Entirely logical. He added, “These two companies fit together and complement each other ideally.” The deal with Monsanto is just the latest of several high-profile consolidations in the $100…
Funding to Help Agricultural Producers / Small Rural Businesses
…bring high-speed Internet access to nearly 6 million rural residents and businesses. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/results. To read more about USDA’s investments in rural America and its successful turnaround,…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
…SCO while providing higher indemnity payments. The lower farmer-paid premium for STAX is caused by the higher premium subsidy provided for STAX compared to SCO. Since upland cotton is grown…
Almond Board: Importance of Spatial Mapping
…will be descriptive of how and where the almond industry’s acreage has grown over the past six years, with a very high confidence level as to the information’s accuracy. That…
APHIS Proposes Imports of Hass Avocados
…pests that are of high or medium concern, if left unmitigated. These concerns will be addressed by the systems approach, which includes requirements that: Imports must be through commercial shipments…
Funding for Electric Projects in 31 States
…schools, public safety and health care facilities; and helped bring high-speed Internet access to nearly 6 million rural residents and businesses. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/results. To read more about…
Wasp and Scale Insects Help Control Giant Reed
…insect attacks. Combining topping and insect releases gives a high, long-term suppression of cane and allows native trees to grow and start shading giant reed, according to Goolsby. Read more…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…Predictive models have directed HLB searches to residential areas with high populations of residents from countries where HLB is common. In the San Joaquin Valley, citrus near high population areas…
Improve Energy Efficiency, Adopt Renewable Energy Systems
…million rural residents buy homes; funded nearly 9,200 community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care facilities; and helped bring high-speed Internet access to nearly 6 million rural…
American Butter Institute Board Elects New Leadership
…President: John Ellenberger, Senior Vice President/US Dairy Foods of Land O’ Lakes, Inc., in Arden Hills, Minnesota; First Vice President: Randy Robinson, CEO of High Desert Milk in Burley, Idaho;…
Plenty of Pumpkins
…who says the pumpkin crop in Illinois had enough rain, but not too much and temperatures were warm and dry, which pumpkins love. Illinois is the country’s top pumpkin-producing state….
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
…2017 is $15.55-$16.45, a reduction from $16.15-$17.15 forecast last month. Pork/hogs: The September Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report showed record-high September 1 inventories and a record-high litter rate for the…
Promoting the Taste of America in India
…new buying opportunities. As demand spikes during the fall festival season for specialty and high-value foods such as chocolates, nuts, dried and fresh fruits, cakes, confectionary items and fruit juices,…