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May 20, 2013

News

SoilWeb: What’s under the ground?

Producing food, maintaining landscapes and building structures all depend on this little understood, but critical outermost layer of the Earth's crust - the soil....More
May 20, 2013

Commentary

Cliff Young — the farmer who outran the field

When unknown 61-year-old farmer Cliff Young shuffled off his farmland and destroyed 10 professional runners in a 544-mile race — a legend was born. The ordinary gave birth to the extraordinary as Young beat the field by 10 hours....More
May 20, 2013

News

10 ag stories you should read today, May 20

Blind alley of food blame. Farmer killed tending crop. The danger of fakes. Food activism fairy tales. The Great Wine Scare. Hemp returns. Combine Crash Derby. And more....More
May 20, 2013

News

Supreme Court rule favors biotech patent

SCOTUS voted unanimously to side with Monsanto and its claim that a farmer violated its patent on Roundup Ready soybean seeds....More
May 17, 2013

News

Reclamation again cuts CVP Friant allocation

The California Bureau of Reclamation has cut previously announced water allocations again....More
May 17, 2013

News

Will algae fuel livestock?

Algae is making biofuel strides, but can it fuel livestock?...More
May 17, 2013

News

Clear honey preferred by shoppers

When purchasing honey, consumers prefer for honey to be brilliantly clear and golden. Consumers are increasingly likely to prefer honey that has pollen grains filtered out....More
May 17, 2013

News

DCP/ACRE call goes out to farmers

Farmers are encouraged to enroll for the 2013 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program (DCP) or the Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) before the June 3 and Aug. 2 deadlines....More
May 17, 2013

News

Honey bees: About those neonics 1

Eric Mussen, California's only Cooperative Extension apiculturist, says the neonicotinoid situation is not as simple as it's usually presented....More
May 17, 2013

News

California Certified Crop Adviser exam sign-up open

The Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) exam will be held Aug. 2, 2013....More
May 16, 2013

News

Conservation Reserve sign-up May 20 - June 14

USDA reminded farmers and ranchers concerning the four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up beginning May 20 and ending on June 14....More
May 16, 2013

News

NSAC backs Farm Program Integrity Act

The Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 is intended to restore integrity and fiscal responsibility to the commodity program portion of the farm safety net....More
May 16, 2013

News

Healthy choice — farm-raised Atlantic salmon 4

Farm-raised Atlantic salmon maintains its healthy levels of omega-3 fatty acids when baked....More
May 15, 2013

News

Dino Giacomazzi shares conservation award with agriculture

Dino Giacomazzi is a leader in developing completely new production paradigms for dairy industry feed production in the San Joaquin Valley....More
May 15, 2013

News

Wheat geneticist elected to Academy of Sciences

Jorge Dubcovsky has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors bestowed on scientists and engineers in the United States....More
May 15, 2013

News

Large supply brings refined sugar re-export waivers

USDA will temporarily permit licensed sugar refiners to transfer program sugar from their license to another licensed refiners license through Sept. 30, 2013....More
May 15, 2013

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Photos: Ageless veterans soar once again

Willowood USA honors veterans of the Greatest Generation by sponsoring rides in the plane piloted by Darryl Fisher, president of Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation.
May 15, 2013

News

Agribusiness entrepreneurs gather in China

China is developing modern agriculture and urbanization, which requires a lot of high-end agribusiness talent....More
May 15, 2013

News

USDA pulls curtain back on organic future

The Risk Management Agency's federal crop insurance program will increase coverage options for organic producers this year and provide even more options in 2014....More
May 14, 2013

News

Top agriculture universities by rank 1

In the first year of QS Rankings on agriculture and forestry, UC Davis has taken the No. 1 spot....More
May 14, 2013

News

Senate panel approves oil spill amendment

Amendment would revise the EPA Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) rule for farms and ranches....More
May 14, 2013

News

NCC opposes federal GMO labeling bill

GMO labeling would be used by anti-biotech groups to steer consumers away from buying GE products and would have a negative impact on further technologies....More
May 14, 2013

Commentary

Supreme Court stuffs seed patents back in Pandora’s box

The High Court squeezed seed patents back into Pandora’s box, but more cases will come....More
May 13, 2013

News

House farm bill released by Lucas and Peterson

The House Agriculture Committee says FARRM saves nearly $40 billion in mandatory funds, including the immediate sequestration of $6 billion....More
May 13, 2013

News

Tobacco may yield biofuel benefits

Scientists are engineering tobacco to produce oil for the biofuel industry....More