…are now spending significantly more time at home. The report reflected that processed cheese sales increased by 20 percent and white milk sales increase by more than 10 percent during…
Almond Matters: Putting A Postemergence Plan into Action
…when they push out the next year, you’ll see malformed leaves and shoots and that takes away from your overall potential as far as production.” Listen to the segment below….
Hemp Checkoff Program on the Horizon
…to spearhead an effort to create a marketing checkoff program for the hemp industry. After the production of hemp was legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, there has been tremendous…
California Almond Production Forecasted at Three Billion Pounds
The latest almond production projection from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasts three billion meat pounds for California producers. The California Almond Objective…
Split Roll Tax Initiative Will Have Substantial Impact on Agriculture
…now under the initiative.” Depending on how the split roll tax initiative is interpreted and how commercial agricultural production is defined, the impact on the industry could be vast and…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 07-01-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering California dominating in dairy production, sudden vine collapse, and…
USDA Misses Deadline on Origin of Livestock Rule
…organic dairy farmers from low pay prices caused by an oversupply of organic milk that is enabled by loopholes in the current rule,” the coalition noted in its letter. The…
Almond Update: New Partnership and Scholarship for Pollinator Week
…Project Apis m. and the Almond Board has shown that pollinator habitat is fully compatible with typical almond production practices and does not interfere with important growing activities like harvest….
Efforts Continue to Block Implementation of California’s Proposition 12
…Farm Animals Act, with nearly 68 percent of voters supporting the measure. Proposition 12 establishes parameters for the production of eggs, veal, and pork. Food products that are not produced…
Complex Process to Determine Fate of California Dairy Quota Continues
…is now reviewing whether that petition is valid or not because you need to have 25 percent of milk producers’ signatures on there to be a valid petition,” AcMoody noted….
Agricultural Statistics Review Shows Mild Improvement
…44 percent, respectively. Pistachios experienced a 64 percent increase in production, moving the crop up to the sixth most valuable in California. While honeydew production was up 37 percent, the…
Resilience 2020 Expands to Highlight Sustainability of Cattle Industry
…the sustainability practices that make the state a world leader in beef production. More information about what makes Californians leaders in sustainable beef production, and how the industry continues to…
Members Appointed to the EPA Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee
…candidates have experience in agricultural issues of relevance to EPA programs, are actively engaged in agricultural production, have related leadership experience, demonstrated ability to examine and analyze complex environmental issues…
Popular Cooking Oil That Boasts Healthful Benefits
…that’s much less expensive to produce. Roughly 22 domestic and imported avocado oil samples were analyzed. Consumers are encouraged to choose an oil that’s closest to the harvest/production time to…