Everett Griner talks about water management in today’s Agri View. Water Management From USDA Department of Economic Research Service Irrigation & Water Use Agriculture is a major user of ground…
Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016
…Annual Convention. Renewable fuels, governmental reform, farm policy, risk management and international trade were among the most important matters slated for action over the next 12 months. Delegates elected Zippy…
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…
Gut Feelings Important in ACP/HLB Management
Researchers caution that California growers need to incorporate their gut feelings when it comes to Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing control. Important in ACP/HLB Management Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and…
Outstanding, Creative County Farm Bureau Programs Honored at #AFBF16
…Management Record Keeper, Knox Farm-er-taining Ag Tour/Annual Meeting, Pike Public Relations & Information California Stanislaus Rural Crime Alert Facebook Page, Stanislaus Illinois Grocery Giveaway, Cook Ohio Annual Thanksgiving Food Basket…
Alyssum Attracts Good and Bad Insects
…increase in the weeds when seasonal temperatures rise. Record numbers of bugs can invade newly planted cole crops after mustard weeds dry out in late summer. Read more from UC…
Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture
…$35 million for the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program to provide financial assistance for the implementation of dairy digesters and other management practices that result in reduced GHG methane…
Farmer Drone Rules
…– applicants must be able to describe how their system is designed, constructed, and manufactured, including engineering processes, software development and control, configuration management, and quality assurance procedures used, along…
Agri View: Agriculture Education
…that may be taught in an agricultural education curriculum include horticulture,land management, turf grass management, agricultural science, small animal care, machine and shop classes, health and nutrition, livestock management, biology…
The Western View: Sagebrush Rebellion
…long record of doing things their own way, of not complying with the requirements the Bureau of Land Management. For example, Bundy hasn’t even paid his leasing fees – and…
Spotting Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
…from Asia in the 1990s, BMSB has become established in the mid-Atlantic states as well as in Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles. Read more from UC Integrated Pest Management website….
Vilsack Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix
…percent of the Interior wildfire management program budget and, as in the case of the Forest Service, reduce the amounts of funds available for fuels management and restoration efforts. These…
Dairy Digesters Beneficial to Control Greenhouse Gasses
…2013, outlined the priority investments for the auction proceeds for fiscal years 2013-14 through 2015-16. These priority investments range from high-speed rail, to energy efficiency retrofits, to agricultural management (including…
Agriculture Graduate Shortage
…of the opportunities will be in management and business. Another 27% will be in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Jobs in sustainable food and bio-materials production will make up…