…reported rejecting a higher percentage of farm loans. More than half, or 54.8 percent, indicated raising collateral requirements, while 4.8 percent reported reducing the size of farm loans. Meanwhile, the…
Continued Abuse of Small Refiner Waivers Renders Proposed 2019 RFS Volumes ‘Meaningless,’ RFA Tells EPA
…EPA did for the 2016 and 2017 RVO rules and appears poised to do for the 2018 RVO—has the practical impact of reducing the actual required blending volumes to levels…
Almond Update: Reducing Dust Starts with Planning
Harvest is fast approaching and reducing dust during the process should be on the minds of almond growers. The Almond Board of California has done a lot of research into…
Tariffs Could Cost Fruit and Nuts $3 Billion
…higher tariffs could cost major U.S. fruit and nut industries $2.64 billion per year in exports to countries imposing the higher tariffs, and as much as $3.34 billion by reducing…
Water Works: Deficit Irrigation in Processing Tomatoes
…are what time of year it is, as well as the amount of moisture that may already be in the soil. By reducing the amount of water being applied to…
Water Works: Maximizing Soil Moisture
…we’ve come with dialing in our water management, but we’re not done yet. We have to sync all those technologies together.” Along with reducing some of the costs of production,…
Celebrating National Scotch Day
…moderation of course, including weight loss, reducing stress, controlling diabetes, preventing heart disease, reducing the risk of cancer, as well as giving your memory a needed boost. A single serving…
Food Processing Grants Available to Help Improve Energy Efficiency
…will be used for new technologies that are not widely used in California but have shown to be effective in reducing emissions in other areas. According to the commission, food…
Perdue: Tariffs not the Ultimate Answer
…trade could be better when the dust settles, but an American Farm Bureau Federation representative says the decisions made now could be costly for farmers and ranchers. From the National…
Almond Update: Planning Early for Dust Reduction
…start thinking about ways to reduce dust during almond harvest. The Almond Board of California put this video together last year to show growers some easy ways to reduce dust….
Trump: No Hurry to Settle NAFTA
…waiting until after the dust settles on the midterm elections in the fall. Agriculture groups fall on the other end of the spectrum, wanting a deal done as quickly as…
California Dairy Digester Project Recognized as Groundbreaker of the Year
…funding assistance from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP), with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The funding is made…
Senate Agriculture Committee Leaders Find Common Ground in Bipartisan Farm Bill
…to improve SNAP participants’ path to sustainable employment Protecting food assistance for families and expanding access to healthy foods Reducing burdensome paperwork for seniors in need of assistance Strengthening Voluntary…
Pork Producers Respond to Mexican Retaliation
…tariffs on its metal exports to the United States. Mexico’s decision follows similar retaliation in early April by China, which imposed additional 25 percent tariffs on U.S. pork, reducing live…