California Ag Today

Despite a troublesome past couple of years for the cattle industry across the nation, one economist says producers can expect better days ahead.

I spoke with AgroLiquid West Region Sales Ergonomist Abe Isaak at the annual meeting for the California Association of Pest Control Advisors.

Showing livestock big and small

Recently passed Inflation Reduction legislation has funds earmarked for agriculture to combat greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and soil tillage.

Ag manufacturers continue to struggle for parts to assemble their products. Dr. Kanlaya Barr is director of corporate economics with John Deere. She spoke at the recent Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City and says maintaining steady production output… is like playing game.

California ag producers pay the most for electricity compared to those in any other state. With production costs already at an all-time high, one renewable energy company says it can offer relief by converting your biomass waste into electricity.

As Congress prepares for the next Farm Bill, the National Association of Wheat Growers is out with their 2023 priorities.

Back in March, a California Department of Ag surveyor took samples from a residential citrus orchard in Tulare. That surveyor sent the samples to a CDFA lab, then on to USDA… it wasn’t long before suspicions were confirmed. A glaring result… Tulare county had the first detection of the Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus.

Despite a troublesome past couple of years for the cattle industry across the nation, one economist says producers can expect better days ahead.

Researchers on the west coast put the power of artificial intelligence to good use to protect bees from pesticides.