…Packing & Shipping Co. The VFSC is a volunteer group of food safety professionals, allied providers, and interested parties from the Valley whom periodically put on free seminars. The Food…
USDA Announces 2016 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…Blending Technology and Tradition.” The challenges and opportunities for agriculture and rural America are changing. In 2015, American farmers persevered in the face of drought and an unprecedented animal disease…
HLB Summit Updates California Growers
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Citrus growers received updates at a huanglongbing (HLB) technology summit on the status of the disease in California and the challenges they face in the detection…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…United States. The report, titled Climate Change, Global Food Security and the U.S. Food System, identifies the risks that climate change poses to global food security and the challenges facing…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…work together. “Challenges are really too complex for any group to address alone,” said Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, associate director for healthcare associated infection prevention programs in the Division of Healthcare…
Urgent Advisory – Tree Nut Theft Emergency Summit
There is an urgent threat hitting the tree nut industry as we speak. A sophisticated crime ring is hitting tree nut handlers using shipping information obtained by hacking a DOT…
Transportation Perspectives of U.S. International Food Aid Programs Examination
…the intersection of food aid shipping and military sealift capacity, particularly that provided by the Maritime Security Program (MSP). Officials from the Department of Defense, the Maritime Administration, and industry…
Sustainable Ag Expo Has Something for Everyone
…from soil health to labor challenges at this yearly event. Expo Has Something for Everyone Vineyard Team Executive Director Kris Beal says the expo continues to grow, and the Expo…
Leaders Say Producers Adopting Technology
…help meet the challenges the state faces with water. Hartwig told attendees that he sees producers adopting technologies every day that make water use more efficient in all types of…
Staying Active in Water Discussions
…energy and water managers met to discuss the challenges California faces with water management. Farm Bureau was a sponsor of the event and Tulare, Kern and Fresno County farm bureaus…
New Orchard Challenges with Wet or Dry Weather
…Challenges It’s no secret that forecasts are showing a strong El Nino weather pattern this fall and winter. That could mean more rain and possibly a lot of it. Cooperative…
Cotton Acreage Continuing to Fade
…John Pishue talked at a recent cotton tour about the challenges cotton production faces. Pishue says more and more cotton acreage is being converted to higher paying permanent crops and…
Agriculture Well Represented at Water Conference
…Well Represented Attendees were mainly water delivery operators and water managers, and breakout sessions revolved around those topics and technologies. Speakers addressed the many challenges the water infrastructure faces in…
Wet Weather Considerations for New Orchards
Challenges for California almond growers with a possible wet winter are a little different when establishing new orchards. Considerations for New Orchards A recent post to The Almond Doctor blog…