Washington, D.C (June 28, 2018)—Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2). “ICBA applauds today’s strong, bipartisan vote by the full Senate to enact a new farm bill, H.R. 2. Today’s passage by the full Senate comes a …
Read the latest news in the Dairy Industry with California Dairy Magazine! In this Issue: From Utter Chaos to Udder Comfort At Vander Eyk Dairy New Carousel Makes Life Easier for Cows & Staff June is Dairy Month Recognizing Dairy Families & Their Products It’s Official–California Has a Federal Milk Marketing Order Western United Dairymen Providing a Voice for the …
The American Society of Enology & Viticulture (ASEV) is excited to present their 69th Annual Conference this coming June in Monterey for growers, vintners, researchers and industry representatives. Watch this brief interview with ASEV President James Harbertson who shared what ASEV brings to the industry throughout the year. Read more in American Vineyard Magazine. Enjoy our Ag video news? Be …
The American Society of Enology & Viticulture (ASEV) is excited to present their 69th Annual Conference this coming June in Monterey for growers, vintners, researchers and industry representatives. Watch this brief interview with ASEV President James Harbertson who shared what ASEV brings to the industry throughout the year. Read more in American Vineyard Magazine. Enjoy our Ag video news? Be …
California farmers have become quite the target for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Cal/OSHA visits. Whether these visits are warranted or come by surprise, farmers should be prepared for them, based on the following suggestions offered by labor law attorney Stacy Henderson at the recent Almond Alliance Convention, presented in this video. Read more about it in Pacific Nut …
On May 31, the United States Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (USDA-FSA) State Committee approved pistachio Bushy Top Syndrome as a natural disaster, thereby allowing pistachios to be included in USDA’s Tree Assistance Program (TAP).This means that eligible growers affected by the Bushy Top Syndrome could receive government assistance for the replacement of their affected trees. The program will be …
Central Valley Farmland Trust & Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust Merge to Conserve more Farms Together The Central Valley Farmland Trust (CVFT) and the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust (BALT) have merged to form one outstanding organization dedicated to serving more California farmers. BALT was formed in 2002 and CVFT in 2004, both land trusts’ missions focused on farmland protection and they each …
The 2018 California blueberry crop is well underway; however, freeze events have had a significant impact on blueberry production in both California and Georgia. Watch this brief interview with outgoing Executive Director of the California Blueberry Commission, Alex Ott as he explains the current status of the crop. Read more in California Fresh Fruit Magazine.
Special Thanks to This Video’s Sponsor Navel Orangeworm (NOW) continues to increase its presence in California right alongside the growing number of orchard hosts for this pest. Many nut growers experienced significant levels of NOW damage in their orchards last season, in spite of their ongoing pesticide spray programs. So what’s a grower to do? Watch this interview with Zach …
Special Thanks to This Video’s Sponsor! The 2018 California wine grape crop is well underway, and Nat DiBuduo, President of Allied Grape Growers, is predicting an average +4 million ton harvest this year. Watch this brief video with Nat as he explains more about the progress of the 2018 crop, as well as the current wine market trends the industry …
John A. Paoluccio PE: A new processing method has been developed that finally allows woody biomass to...