The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is launching the United Nations’ International Year of Plant Health for 2020. The initiative is aimed at raising global awareness on how protecting plant …
New ARS Strawberry is a ‘Keepsake’
(USDA/ARS) — A new strawberry cultivar, Keepsake, was released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ‘Keepsake’ is a midseason, spring-bearing, or short-day strawberry (Fragaria xananassa Duch ex Rozier). The new strawberry …
Tips for When it’s Time to Harvest Your Yams
In this, the third part of her series, Cathy Isom reviews some tips for when it’s time to harvest yams. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Yams will grow …
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Technology and Food Safety, Part 1
This episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast is made possible by HarvestPort, an innovation hub and marketplace for better agricultural products, practices, and ideas. Find out more at …
November 2019 Dairy Market Report
(NMPF) — The recent upsurge in dairy prices is forcefully showing up in data, with many of the most recently announced and reported key milk and dairy prices achieving their …
NPPC, AFBF File Legal Challenge to California’s Proposition 12
(NPPC) — The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) have filed a legal challenge to California’s Proposition 12, which imposes animal housing standards that …
Strategies for Mealybug Control in Vineyards
Controlling mealybug populations in vineyards is a critical component of mitigating damage that can be caused by grape leafroll associated virus. Strategies for mealybug control were one of the significant …
Common Problems and Solutions for Growing Yams
Cathy Isom continues her series on yams by reviewing some common problems and solutions when growing yams. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Some common problems when growing …
ASI Applauds EPA Label Approval for Sodium Cyanide
(ASI) — Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the final interim decision for the registered use of sodium cyanide. Working with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, the …
Growing One of Your Favorite Holiday Vegetables
Cathy Isom has some tips for you about growing a favorite holiday vegetable. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Yams are a vigorous herbaceous vine that will climb on …
How to Build Raised Garden Beds
Cathy Isom has a few important tips for your upcoming gardening season about how to build raised garden beds. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. One of the purposes …
Dairy Quota Program Will Not ‘Cease and Desist’
Back in October, an organization representing a group of California dairy farmers issued a letter calling for the termination of the state’s dairy quota program. The STOP QIP group has …
USDA/NASS Prepares for 2019 Organic Survey
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is in the process of mailing out letters with survey codes to more than 22,000 American producers as part of …
Vegetable Gardening in the Off Season
It is a bit more difficult to grow a garden in the winter. Cathy Isom lets you know about some vegetables you can grow in the off season. That’s coming …