In a partnership that combines three key retail categories-meat, dairy and spirits-the California Beef Council (CBC) is teaming up with the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and E. & J. Gallo’s Camarena Tequila for a co-branded Cinco de Mayo promotion. Dubbed “Tacos, Tequila y Más,” the 5-week campaign runs April 7 through May 11 and provides consumers with product offers …
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With Climate Change Will We Grow Cactus (Biofuel, Food & Forage Crop)?
Could cactus pear become a major crop like soybeans and corn in the near future, and help provide a biofuel source, as well as a sustainable food and forage crop? According to a recently published study, researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno believe the plant, with its high heat tolerance and low water use, may be able to provide …
Harvest Weed Seed Control in California: Potential and Limitations
In Mediterranean or arid climates, particularly in areas with marginal soils, crop rotations are often limited to a narrow range of hay, pasture, a handful of winter legumes, or rainy-season grasses. Arid conditions and weathered soils drove Australia’s rainfed grain growers to adopt no-till strategies earlier than their counterparts in California. While beneficial from a water use perspective, successful no-till …
Genome to Phenome: ARS Research in Precision Agriculture
How do you build a better dairy cow? Use a tool designed to study the human genome, of course. Working alongside internation…
What’s in Your Milk? Examining Component Tests in Federal Orders
Producers under the California Federal Marketing Order (CFMO) are paid according to the quantity of components in their milk…
Rethinking Methane and Change the Narrative Around Animal Agriculture
Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and the sustainability of our current food system are generating quite the media buz…
Registration Now Open for IDF Nutrition Symposium 2021
Registration is now open for the IDF International Symposium on nutrition and health, a fully virtual event which takes plac…
Marketing Assistance Loan Rates for Wheat, Feed Grains, Oilseeds, Rice and Pulse Crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the 2021 Marketing Assistance Loan r…
$1.7 Million Grant to Unlock Barley’s Genetic Superpowers
Barley is important for more than beer. A UC Riverside geneticist has won $1.7 million to study how one of the world’s stapl…
USTR Report Cites Impediments to U.S. Dairy Exports
The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) urged the Biden Administration to wo…
California Dairy Farmers Help Lead the Way for Clean Energy
Dairy Cares — California is leading the nation toward a 100 percent clean energy future. Multiple state policies are working…
CDFA’s Alternative Manure Management Program Reaches Milestone
CDFA’s Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) provides financial assistance for the implementation of non-digester man…
California Dairy Producers Recognized at Sealpro® Forage Contest
“We had exactly 100 entries – 32 more than last year – in the second annual Sealpro® Forage Contest. Lab results of three ca…
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