The Atwater High School FFA joined 120 FFA members, representing thirteen high school agriculture programs in the Merced-Mariposa FFA Public Speaking Sectional at Merced College January 24. The “top 4”…
Cattlemen Urge Renewal of Trade Promotion Authority
…access to all TPP member countries, eliminating high tariff rates and quotas that currently limit the United States’ ability to compete for consumers. McCan warned, however, that just as important…
Western View: California Warming
…frost-sensitive insects survive warm winters. But also, increasing temperatures allow higher rates of growth, survival, and reproduction in insect populations. Overall, they like the heat and do well in it….
Use of Fumigant to Face Additional State Restrictions
…that the use of high barrier films will add an additional $20 million in annual costs. Each farmer will need to assess how these regulations will affect his or her…
Farm Bureau Approves Strategic Action Plan for 2015
…and its grassroots members have clear opportunities to achieve success at this time,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman. “These are high-stakes issues that we must advance to help safeguard our…
First USDA Forecast Shows Normal Water Supply Forecast for Much of the West
…the current snowpack is far below normal because of higher than normal temperatures. “This is just the first forecast of the season; everything can change,” McCarthy said. “A weak El…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Makes Major Announcement Regarding Conservation Projects
…recreation, and other industries.” “As venture capitalists provide financial resources to burgeoning, high-potential growth startups, USDA must lead in a new venture conservationist movement that empowers and launches new, high-opportunity…
Western View: High Speed Rail?
High Speed Rail? Len Wilcox discusses Governor Brown’s high speed rail project. High Speed Rail Last week, Governor Brown went to Fresno and held an invitation-only groundbreaking ceremony for the…
California Crop and Weather Report
…of the week saw scattered ground frost in some of the agricultural valley areas, where some upper 20s to middle 30s minimums were reported. Temperatures warmed during the week, with…
Experts Predict Growing Uncertainty for Water Supplies
…for climate change underlines the need for additional water storage in California. “Seventy percent of our water storage has been in snowpack in high mountain reservoirs,” he said, “so as…
Stallman: Farmers and Ranchers Still Optimistic Despite Washington’s Past Dysfunction
…high debt and high interest rates, sinking demand around the world and depressed commodity prices. But today, while commodity prices have dipped compared to recent years, in general, America’s farmers…
Executives Predict Future of Agriculture at AFBF Annual Convention VIP Event
…Flint said. He added that DuPont anticipates tremendous growth in its soybean products and will continue to provide varieties like its high-oleic Plenish to meet the needs of the processing…
Six Cold Nights do Little Damage to Citrus Crop
…December 31, as temperatures bottomed out at 26 degrees in the coldest areas for short periods of time. Generally, the overnight low temperatures in unprotected areas fluctuated between 27 and…
FFA Report: Sanger High
Talie Cloud, Sanger High FFA Talie Cloud of Sanger High FFA gives us this week’s Farm City Newsday FFA Report. FFA report for 01-02-15…