KSTE Farm Hour. CA bans popular ag pesticide. Pet food exports. Virulent Newcastle Disease update.

California will be phasing out the use of an agricultural chemical that many of the state’s farmers rely on: it’s the insecticide, Chlorpyrifos. We have the details. Virulent Newcastle Disease is growing in southern california, threatening the area’s poultry industry. Now, it has spread to Arizona. We have tips for protecting northern california flocks. And we delve into the world of pet food. Is California and the rest of the US pet food production industry set for a huge expansion internationally? We have that report. All that the latest crop progress, and more, on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour.