…said. “We’re already paying a higher minimum wage, adding more work breaks, adding pay for sick time, adding costs for health benefits,” Torres said. Pierre Sleiman Jr., a San Diego…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…that will either make or break food prices. According to the latest USDA industry survey, this emergency plan assistance comes after nearly a third of commercial honeybees died last winter,…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…products, which in 2015 was valued at $39.1 billion by the Organic Trade Association. Many organic farmers and ranchers receive premium prices for organic products by following USDA-defined standards that…
Farm to School Programs Invest in Local Economies
…site also names three top school districts in each state that boast higher than average investment in local food purchasing. In addition, users can vote for a school that they…
Thank a Farmer Today
…grains in 2015, a new record and 11 percent higher than 2014. When added to the 836 million gallons of ethanol exported to 75 countries across the globe, the U.S….
Beet Curly Top Virus Report
…from the stressed peppergrass, but counts were higher from sweeps off of Plantago. When the Plantago begins to stress and dry out, the BLH population will increase. The first beet…
USDA’s Final CSP Rule Published
…conservation systems and establish new conservation initiatives to address natural resource concerns. The program is voluntary and works on an incentive-based structure that provides increased funding for higher performing operations….
Diversified Ag Field for College Students
…and demand for high potential talent: – 57,900 annual jobs available, B.S. and higher, food, renewable energy, environmental specialties – 35,400 agriculture, forestry/natural resources, and veterinary medicine graduates Agriculture Talent…
Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Program 2016
…strategy is for a higher concentration of detection traps to be placed at the edge of the quarantine boundary instead of traps being placed throughout the city. Bio-control efforts will…
Agri View: Elections and Choices
…We also had many chime in with milk prices, climate change and immigration. All important agricultural issues impacting our ag community. Here are the poll results: Trade – 13% WOTUS-…
Five Lessons for California from Australia’s Drought
…prices are raised for those who use high amounts. There is criticism, though, that such approaches could hurt poorer households or renters who can’t make water-efficiency changes to their homes….
Agri View: Trees
…eight times higher than previous estimates, and is based on tree densities measured on over 400,000 plots. It remains subject to a wide margin of error, not least because the…
NMPF President Testifies Before Senate Panel
…he said. One of its latest targets “is U.S. exports of ultra-filtered milk. Canada has been considering expanding its restrictions on the use of certain dairy inputs in cheese-making to…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Sampling
…or market prices. The Board is composed of 10 members. The more than 6,000 almond growers and 104 almond handlers elect the five growers and five handlers in an annual…