…to look for. Now they, too, are experts, Fedora said. DWR provides on-site group training at no cost and now has an online video training program at musrflood.com/index.php for emergency…
Application Period for Water Storage Projects
…monthly public meetings. Through the WSIP, the Commission will fund the public benefits of water storage projects that improve the operation of the state water system, are cost effective, and…
Agri View: Citrus Disease Eradication
…of the boll weevil. It wasn’t easy. It took a lot of time and cost a lot of money. But any cotton farmer will tell you it was worth every…
Reflections of a Farm Broadcaster
…many similarities among the ag issues in these diversified and high-value crop states, including labor, environment, trade and political misunderstanding, just to name a few. So we connected with a…
Agri View: Poultry Labor
Everett Griner talks about what eating all of that poultry means for the economy in today’s Agri View. Poultry Labor Back in mid-2015 statistics show that consumers were eating poultry…
AFBF President Addresses USDA Ag Outlook Forum
…what he called “the elephant in the room,” being President Donald Trump. Expressing concerns about trade and immigration, specifically aggressive action on deportation, Duvall said: “this could cost $60 billion…
Effective Dairy Safety Net Requires Federal Spending
…says that’s going to cost some money. “It’s extremely difficult to construct a strong enough safety net program for dairy while reducing federal spending,” he says. “There’s a high correlation…
Largest Ag Producers Changing Crop Protection Plans
…more aggressive in cutting costs after a tough year in 2016. Growers who farm 1,000 or more acres are planning on making the highest percentage of cost-cutting at 10 percent….
$1 Trillion Free-Trade Agreement Now In Force
…the cost of shipping goods to other countries by 14 percent. The deal includes all 164 members of the World Trade Organization, including the United States. The U.S. approved the…
Senate Told Action Needed to Address Dairy Safety Net
…feed costs, has failed to provide the level of protection envisioned in its original form. This has resulted in decreased participation in the program and dissatisfaction among dairy farmers across…
Fighting a Citrus Killer
…Finally, the researchers will also undertake an extension and outreach program for citrus growers and non-commercial citrus growers (homeowners and hobbyists). They also will perform an economic cost-benefit analysis for…
Trump Pledges Support of the Renewable Fuel Standard
…is looking forward to working with the Renewable Fuels Association, and many others, to identify and reform those regulations that impede growth, increase consumer costs, and eliminate good-paying jobs without…
Grocery Industry Seeking to Reduce Consumer Confusion on Product Date Labels
…“Clarifying and standardizing date label language is one of the most cost effective ways that we can reduce the 40 percent of food that goes to waste each year in…
East Coast Dock Workers Starting Contract Negotiation Early
…before the current contract, agreed to in 2013, is set to expire in September of 2018. Talks first began in 2015, after labor negotiations at west coast seaports forced a…