FDA study reveals pesticide residue levels are safe
By Craig W. Anderson The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s annual report on pesticide residues in foods revealed that in fiscal year 2019 domestic and imported foods for humans, of […]
Invasive weeds challenge livestock, degrade ecological integrity
By Craig W. Anderson A wide variety of invasive plants and weeds threaten both livestock and the ecological balance of areas needed to feed livestock and humans. Weeds alter the […]
California receives $54.4 million in specialty crop funding
By Vicky Boyd California recently received $54.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant program, including $31.6 million in stimulus funding to address impacts of COVID-19 […]
Good numbers in 2020 crop report
By Craig W. Anderson San Joaquin County’s agriculture powered past the 2020 COVID pandemic by producing an agricultural production gross value of more than $3.1 billion, a 15.9% increase over […]