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Red Leaf Blotch: A New Threat for California Almond Orchards
California Ag Today
Early scouting and prevention are critical to protect yields.
Rodent Pressure Grows in California Almond Orchards
California Ag Today
A widespread roof rat infestation is causing serious damage across the San Joaquin Valley, prompting new pest management efforts and industry support.
California Dairy Water Restrictions and Super Bowl Food Safety
The Agribusiness Update
California proposes tighter water quality requirements for all dairies that collect dairy waste and apply it to land, and if you’re hosting a Super Bowl party this year, keep food safety in your playbook.
California Dairy Water Restrictions and Super Bowl Food Safety
The Agribusiness Update
California proposes tighter water quality requirements for all dairies that collect dairy waste and apply it to land, and if you’re hosting a Super Bowl party this year, keep food safety in your playbook.
Florida Craft Beer Growth and Super Bowl Food Safety
The Agribusiness Update
In the past decade, the Florida craft beer industry has experienced explosive growth, expanding from 66 to 396 breweries, and if you’re hosting a Super Bowl party this year, keep food safety in your playbook.
Technology Enables Farmers To Be More Proactive
Farm of the Future
On the road to a productive and profitable crop, farmers have to face a number of challenges. Few are more relentless than weed pressure.
A Landslide Defeat for Measure J
California Ag Today
Controversy on the measure against CAFOs was so high that a threatening email prompted the Sonoma County Farm Bureau — the initiative’s primary organizing opponent — to lock its office doors and examine other safety measures.
Military Service Producers and FBI's Ag Threat Symposium
The Agribusiness Update
The 2022 Census of Agriculture shows that farms operated by producers with military service generated 9% of the U.S. ag production value, and farmers and ranchers from more than 30 states attended the 2024 Agriculture Threats Symposium hosted by the FBI.
Ag Trade Deficit Grows and Black-operated Farms Hit Record Acreage
The Agribusiness Update
After decades of substantial U.S. agricultural trade SURPLUSES, staggering ag trade DEFICITS over the past two years have caught the nation's attention, and the average size of Black or African-American-operated farms reached a record high of 163 acres in 2022.
Biologicals Role in Integrated Pest Management
Farm of the Future
There is definitely a trend in the agricultural inputs industry to come up with more biological solutions.
Klamath Water Allocations and US Ag Under 10% Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Agribusiness Update
Klamath irrigators are frustrated over water allocation for farms, and U.S. agriculture represents just under 10% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Florida Farmworkers Dehydrated and Right to Repair Facilitation
The Agribusiness Update
Nearly all farm workers in a recent Florida study were dehydrated at the end of their shifts, and the Justice Department and FTC submitted favorable comments advocating for regulations that would facilitate the right to repair.