Feed | Agwiki

TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Water,

06/03/2024 SOURCE: www.latimes.com

Who else was stealing? Conspiracy plea deepens mystery in San Joaquin Valley water heist

Dennis Falaschi's plea agreement marks a jarring twist in a criminal case that has captivated farmers in the San Joaquin Valley — and raises a host of questions about who, exactly, engineered the long-running federal water theft and who benefited.

Comments. (0)

TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global,

04/08/2024 SOURCE: www.latimes.com

Groups seek to ban large-scale animal farming in Sonoma County

Animal rights activists are promoting a ballot initiative that would ban factory farming in Sonoma County. Large farming interests are not happy.

Comments. (0)

TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Coffee/Tea,

04/02/2024 SOURCE: www.latimes.com

Will Southern California be the 'Napa Valley of coffee'?

California's first coffee harvest was just five years ago, and though the nascent crop is still small — production is expected to be six to eight times what it was last year.

Comments. (0)

TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Coffee/Tea,

02/15/2024 SOURCE: www.latimes.com

Will Southern California be the 'Napa Valley of coffee'?

California's first coffee harvest was just five years ago, and though the nascent crop is still small — production is expected to be six to eight times what it was last year.

Comments. (0)

TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

02/15/2024 SOURCE: www.latimes.com

'I felt violated': Beekeeper offers $100,000 reward in brazen Fresno beehive thefts

Commercial beekeeper Andrew Strehlow estimates he's had 1,000 hives stolen over the years. The latest theft, of 96 hives from a Fresno County orchard, was his last straw.

Comments. (0)

TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

10/05/2023 SOURCE: www.latimes.com

UC Irvine researchers study bumblebee gut microbes to help save the bees

UCI assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Tobin Hammer and his team of researchers are studying how certain pathogens affect bumblebees through their gut.

Comments. (0)

TOPIC(S): Tobacco, Ag North America, Weather,

03/09/2023 SOURCE: www.latimes.com

Cuba tobacco farmers recuperate after ruinous Hurricane Ian

Six months after Hurricane Ian devastated 80% of the region’s tobacco infrastructure, farmers are trying to recuperate.

Comments. (0)

Randy Krotz
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Beef Cattle, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Biotech, Ranching,

We are all likely aware of this news, but I had not previously read the Associated Press release.

Gene-edited beef cattle receive regulatory clearance in U.S.

The FDA clears the way for the sale of beef from gene-edited cattle after concluding the animals do not raise any safety concerns.

Comments (0)

Randy Krotz
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Water, Environment, Climate Change,

Climate crisis and systemic inequities drive push to reform California water laws

‘We are in a time of crisis’: Experts launch effort to update California water laws in the face of climate change and historic injustices

Comments (0)

TOPIC(S): Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Government / Policies,

08/05/2021 SOURCE: www.latimes.com

Bacongate: How a new law may affect breakfast plates in California

A new California law set to begin at the start of 2022 has some fearing that bacon may become scarce in the state.

Comments. (0)

Our Products Full Selection of Our Innovative Product Line: Grain Moisture Meters, Probes, Boerner Dividers and Riffle Dividers.

Register

Forgot Password?

LOGIN