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CCGGA annual meeting to include free nitrogen management plan workshop
California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association annual meeting slated for Feb. 21-23 in Monterey, Calif.The California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association (CCGGA) will hold a free training session...
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Sunrise Genetics maps the cannabis genome
A deeper understanding of genetics means companies will be able to figure out which parts of cannabis’s makeup drive different functions.by Jennifer Kaplan The fledgling cannabis industry is full of...
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UC Riverside Citrus Day slated for Feb. 6
Annual citrus day will feature discussions on Huanglongbing and Asian citrus psyllidThe annual University of California Citrus Day takes place Feb. 6 at the UC Riverside Agricultural Operations Center,...
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Dollar weakness yielding commodity strength
Market outlook considerations for the week beginning January 29, 2018 For the U.S. dollar to be breaking down, in a global economic setting where deflationary forces dominate business trends and force...
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Few crop insurance changes for 2018
For this year’s coverage, there are some strategies you may want to consider.By Steve Johnson The USDA Risk Management Agency has released rates needed to calculate a 2018 crop insurance premium. The...
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Ag leader says Central Valley air pollution claims "exaggerate" real issues
Report differs from results of UC Berkeley study commissioned by California Air Resources BoardA University of California study blaming fertilized agriculture for almost half of smog-forming emissions...
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California rice growers hear from national leader
California rice growers will have chance later this year to elect one of their own to lead USA Rice boardUSA Rice Chief Executive Betsy Ward told a combined audience of about 200 California rice...
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Crop insurance acreage, farmers’ expense for it up in 2017
Insurers backed more than $106 billion worth of crops in 2017, up $6 billion since 2016. With 311 million acres enrolled in the system, 2017 was a historic year for crop insurance. For perspective,...
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Fact sheet clarifies new transport regulations’ reach on agriculture industry
Do the new regulations apply to you when driving a pickup hauling a trailer?Concern in the agricultural industry about the impact of new regulations regarding electronic logging devices, passed by the...
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Sonny Perdue hears from California growers at World Ag Expo
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue makes stop at World Ag Expo in Tulare as part of larger agricultural tour that will include farms and processing operationsU.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue wanted to...
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Shawn Holladay elected American Cotton Producers chair
Currently a NCC director, Shawn Holladay has chaired the ACP’s Farm Policy Task Force and served on various other ACP and NCC committees and task forces.Shawn Holladay of Lubbock, Texas, was elected as...
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University of California leads climate change awareness
University of California names team of scientists to inform public on climate changeWhile extreme weather events cannot yet be reliably linked to global climate change, the warming planet may be...
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The global markets are rebalancing
Global fiscal, monetary, trade and regulatory policy objectives are presently achieving their goals of placing global growth on a course of a multi-year period for continued sustained growth.Global...
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Ag Secretary Perdue tours Mid-South Farm and Gin Show - photos
A lot of politicians come to the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show in Memphis, Tenn. They shake a few hands, see an exhibit or two and then move on to the next event. Not Secretary of Agriculture Sonny...
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Nat'l Corn Growers pleads its case to Perdue, Trump about proposed Renewable...
“Today, the President is considering a proposal from the oil industry that could cut farm income almost $4 billion dollars per year for the next two years.The National Corn Growers Association...
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Late-winter rain, cold may significantly affect some California crops
A bloom time freeze in almonds and early stone fruit has growers on edgeEarly spring in California can be a time of agricultural beauty as trees awaken from their winter slumber in an explosion of...
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Prices low, times tough, but not repeat of 1980s
Kansas Frontier Farm Credit VP says low, stable interest rates and a much better debt ratio have farmers in better shape than in the 1980s.Prices are down and times are tough for farmers and ranchers,...
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Road to new crop protection products is changing
BASF has a new insecticide coming to market, but the process for development is more complicated.The world of insecticides is being turned upside down. Existing products that farmers have come to rely...
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Farmers for Monarchs — and milkweed?
A new coalition aims to get ahead of potential regulations, encouraging farmers to plant monarch habitats that include milkweed.A broad-based industry coalition launched a new monarch butterfly effort...
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Pushing the checkoff story
A new website aims to be the “Ultimate Collaboration” location for farmer-supported checkoff programs.Farmers know what a producer-funded checkoff program does. Or do they? And what about lawmakers at...
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