Standard Huanglongbing regulations stemming from Florida’s outbreak in citrus could shut down many operations if a tree in California tests positive. HLB Protocols Could Shut Down Shipping It’s taken over…
Agriculture Emerging: a progress report at CDFA
…share our recent successes and provide updates on many ongoing efforts. Agriculture has its share of challenges, starting with the drought. Looking ahead, though, global demand for California’s commodities is…
Egg Marketers Await Beginning of New Regulations
…the Arizona border and will be shipping eggs to California. But many others will not be overhauling their operations, he added. “Just the sheer cost of doing that puts it…
CFBF President’s Message: One Opportunity Lost; One Remains
…crisis. Our state is the major domestic food producer for the entire country. The challenges California faces relative to water are like no others—and so are our opportunities. The water…
Full Belly Farm Named 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…helps California thrive by uniting people to solve the toughest challenges facing our land, air and water. Since 1993, it has brought together business, landowners and government to steward the…
AFBF President on Obama’s Immigration Plan
…to help America’s farmers deal with the real labor challenges they face. Our nation loses millions of dollars in fruit and vegetable production every year because farmers cannot find labor…
EPA Helps California’s Redwood Valley County Water District Prepare for a Changing Climate
…Pacific Southwest. “EPA’s expertise can help water utilities adapt to the public health and environmental challenges of drought and climate change.” The Redwood Valley County Water District will participate in…
What is SIP Certified?
…with certain requirements, the program developers also saw that some operations deal with different issues based on location variables and it allows the certification to be molded to individual challenges….
USDA and Partners Complete First-of-Its-Kind Sale of Carbon Credits from Working Ranch Grasslands
…to help America’s farmers, ranchers and forest owners adapt to new challenges caused by a changing climate – ranging from more intense weather events, to increased risk of wildfire, to…
Women in Ag Survey: Gauging the Aspirations and Needs of Women in Agriculture
…challenges they’re facing,” said Terry Gilbert, a Kentucky farmer and chair of the American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. “All women involved in agriculture – not just Farm Bureau members…
Challenges in Targeting Curly Top Carrier
Curly Top Virus-Tomato (Courtesy cdfa.gov) The insect that carries the curly top virus can be hard to target. Targeting Curly Top Carrier UC Davis Plant Pathologist Dr. Bob Gilbertson said…
USDA Launches Site to Provide Climate Information to Farmers and Ranchers
…with the challenges and stressors caused by a changing climate. The site provides resources related to drought, fire risks, pests and diseases, climate variability, and heat stress, and links users…
AZ/CA/NV Direct Feeder Cattle Review
…weighing 300-325 lbs. Heifers accounted for percent of total supply. Cattle weighing over 600 lbs. totaled percent. Unless otherwise stated, prices fob shipping point with 2-3 percent shrink or equivalent…
World Food Day a Reminder of Everyday Challenges With Food Access
by Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary It is encouraging to see World Food Day observed today, a designation made possible by the inspiring work of the Food and Agriculture Organization…