High school agriculture students come from a variety of backgrounds and become involved in agriculture for a variety of reasons. Maddi Martinez, the current San Joaquin Regional Treasurer, is an…
Officials Work to Develop Regulatory Response to New Citrus Disease
…disease can be temperature dependent. CDFA and USDA agreed to resume surveying after at least a week of temperatures below 100 degrees. “We’ve surveyed the core, that core lays over…
Consumers Pay More for Healthier Food
…purchase driver—again, suggesting it is a response to higher prices. Nearly half (46%) of consumers are responding to high inflation by buying lower-priced food items. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This…
Traditional Favorites Still Tailgating Superstars
…their favorite dish, regardless of whether others enjoy it. Burgers (66%) and hot dogs (56%) ranked highest among those polled as the best foods to bring to a tailgate, and…
Farm Workforce Modernization Act: ‘No One Can Afford to Wait Any Longer’
…now the norm rather than the exception. A lack of skilled farm labor causes a ripple effect in the supply chain, resulting in fewer options and higher prices,” IFPA CEO…
VofV: Genius Beehives with Dick Rogers, Entomologist at Bayer Crop Science
…we need data,” he says. Listen to this week’s episode to learn about funding strategies for these technologies and the future of high-tech beekeeping. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk…
Inspiring Students to Appreciate Agricultural Production
…agricultural education. Dr. Rodriguez was a former high school agriculture teacher and taught agriculture education classes at Reedley College before becoming a teacher at Fresno State. He enjoys the impact…
Candy is Big Business in U.S., Sugar Industry Concerned about Policy
…bad taste for some, such as the president of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association Nate Hultgren. He says “It’s insulting that multi-billion-dollar corporations are posting high profits while crying poor…
Heatwave Causes Concern for Later Season Pumpkins
…flake off if they become too stressed. While temperatures have come down a bit this week, the long stretch of consistently hot weather has negatively impacted production. “I know it’s…
Equipment Sanitation: Keeping Tomato Fields Safe from Pests and Diseases
…about what sanitizers are effective? What conditions are needed for those sanitizers to be effective? What are high-risk areas that are critical control points that are not being effectively cleaned?”…
Applications Open for Rural High-Speed Internet Program
Helping households get high speed internet. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. USDA is accepting applications for the ReConnect Program loans and grants to expand access to high-speed…
Week in Review: Good Year for Avocados & Farm Profits to Reach Near-Record High
The 2022 California avocado season is wrapping up, with nearly 263 million pounds shipped through the middle of August. USDA’s Economic Research Service forecasts inflation-adjusted U.S. net cash farm income…
Using A Passion for Agriculture to Educate the Next Generation
…my college students, and I did that with my high school students. Sometimes you’re a nurse, sometimes you’re a counselor, sometimes you’re a mom, even before I had kids.” Apart…
USDA Says Farm Profits to Reach Near-Record High in 2022
…cash expenses and will reach $168.5 billion in 2022, the highest level since 2012. In comparison, net farm income is forecast to drop by almost $1 billion from 2021 to…