…number of H-2A guest workers hit 242,762 this year, an increase of more than 21 percent from 2017. It marks the seventh straight year of growth in the number of…
USDA Partners with Communities to Bring High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure to Rural Areas
…will include a community center in the Hodgen School where the public can access computer terminals and WiFi service free of charge. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established…
Women Are Out-Earning Men in the Business of Farming
Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that women are out-earning men as farmers, ranchers and agricultural managers. The data from 2017 shows that the weekly median salary for…
USDA, Dairy Farmers Mark Start of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…USDA published a recommended decision proposing the establishment of a California FMMO in February 2017. A final rule announcing industry approval was published on June 7, 2018. The final rule…
Countries Embrace Genome Editing in Contrast of EU’s Opinion
The United States joined 12 other nations to encourage policies to enable continued agricultural innovation, including genome editing. Australia, Canada, Brazil, and Vietnam were among the countries issuing support of…
Agri View: BFTP-Wild Meat Consumption
Sliced venison steak In this Blast from the Past episode of Agri View with Everett Griner, Everett talks about Americas growing taste for wild meat in today’s Agri View. BFTP-Wild…
Agri View: BFTP-Eating Red Meat Contributes to the Hole in the Ozone?
In this Blast from the Past episode of Agri View with Everett Griner, Everett explains why, according to a study, enjoying your red meat at a meal contributes to the…
ASTA Applauds International Statement in Support of Plant Breeding Innovation
…the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. Endorsing the statement, to date, are: Argentina, which led this effort, as well as Australia, Brazil,…
WTO Members Support Policy Approaches to Enable Innovation in Agriculture
…potential of these new technologies.” Countries and organizations supporting the statement, to date, are: Argentina, which led this effort, as well as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala,…
Celebrating National Vinegar Day
…as a dip for crab meat, and a substitute for fresh lemon juice. Some forms of vinegar are are believed to have health benefits, are often used in cleaning, as…
NOW Infestations Still an Issue for Growers South of Madera
…this year after dealing with sizable numbers of NOW populations that were seen last season. “2018 levels are definitely better than the 2017 levels, but in the south valley, from…
California Table Grape Growers Have Too Much of a Good Thing
…seedless were up 16 percent. According to the California Table Grape Commission, overall grape volume in 2017 was 109.1 million box units valued at $1.81 billion. The table grape industry…
Funding to Increase Access to Education, Workforce Training and Health Care Opportunities in Rural Communities
…in the affected areas. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could…
Californian Once Again Leads National FFA Officer Team
…for the coming year. O’Leary O’Leary is currently an agricultural leadership and development major at Texas A&M University, after having served as the 2017-2018 state president of the California FFA…