…National Dairy Council and National Football League in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This free program offers funding opportunities for schools and an online Playbook full of school-tested…
UC Online Tool Delivers In-Field Information
Dr. Pete Goodell Showing attendees tool Attendees using tool Experts walked California growers and pest control advisers (PCAs) through a new online tool that can help them make in-field decisions…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine 2016 Update
…state is 53,087 square miles. The quarantine maps for all counties are available online at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/acp-maps. Please check this link for future quarantine expansions in these counties. Quarantines in new…
USDA to Measure the Financial Health of American Farms
…be identified. NASS will publish the economic data gathered in ARMS in the annual Farm Production Expenditures report on August 4, 2016. All NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov….
Peanut Butter and Caffeine
…Information on Caffeinated Peanut Butter Safety STEEM is a caffeinated peanut butter being sold in retail stores and online. Its makers say that STEEM is made with natural peanut butter…
Transparency Key to Building Consumer Trust
…Center for Food Integrity’s Charlie Arnot told farmers and ranchers from across the country during a workshop at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 97th Annual Convention and IDEAg Trade Show….
Allergens and Security Top List of Food Safety Concerns
…security practices, Nationwide’s Lance Reeve told workshop attendees at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 97th Annual Convention and IDEAg Trade Show. Reeve is senior risk management consultant-food safety for Nationwide…
Newly Identified Enzyme May Be the Culprit in Pierce’s Disease Grapevine Damage
…Their findings are reported in Scientific Reports, an online journal of the Nature Publishing Group, at http://www.nature.com/articles/srep18598. “With a bacterial disease — much like cancer — if you understand how…
Truth Matters to Consumers
…off the farm and advocates for the agriculture industry as a member of CommonGround Kansas and Kansas Farm Bureau. You can follow her online at @SawyerFarm and through her blog,…
Agriculture Education Supported by CDFA
…abstracts are available online at www.cdfa.ca.gov/calagplate Help to support agricultural education and the CalAgPlate program by purchasing a special interest license plate at your local DMV office or online today….
Low-Risk Nut Theft Always Tempting
…pickup. Criminals hack online shipping information and change when and where loads are picked up and delivered. Butte County Sheriff’s Detective Matt Calkins spoke at the summit about his county’s…
Farmer Drone Rules
…Online system. Before the FAA grants an agency access to COA Online, the agency (or proponent) will be asked to provide the FAA with a “declaration letter” from the city,…
Fat to Fit at 40 – Ag Advocate talks Weight Loss
…40 is available to purchase online. You can find it at Amazon.com: Fat to Fit at 40 Journal. From the Amazon page: Ever really wonder how someone loses 100 lbs.?…
ACP Management Participation Worries Growers
…by Blaker Road; and on the east by North Hickman Road. The quarantine map for Stanislaus and Merced is available online at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/acp-maps. The quarantine prohibits the movement of citrus…