…think about what you are wearing, where you are sleeping, or live, world trade can have a lot more meaning. If we only lived off of U.S. production, there wouldn’t…
Cherries Play Important Role in Your Health
…also important to go for the whole, natural fruit. Cherries are also one of the best foods to promote melatonin production in the body. This hormone is necessary for not…
Trade War Endangers Farmers, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
…a farmer who serves as chairman of the AFBF Trade Advisory Committee, acknowledged that foreign barriers to trade are sometimes steep. The Boening family raises watermelons, feed grains, wheat, cotton…
Fighting to Remain Competitive Despite Increasing Power Rates in California
…Are we going to be stuck with paying that cost in some form or another? What does it look like going forward?” asked President and CEO of California Cotton Ginners…
A Healthy Delicious Look at Cashews
…to extreme south Florida, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. There is no commercial production in the United States, though cashews are grown in botanical collections and some home landscapes. I’m Cathy…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field on Regulatory Issues
…on the Department of Agriculture to assert its “proper oversight” of two emerging issues: laboratory-produced cultured protein and gene editing in livestock production. The comments came after the FDA seemed…
Nutrien to Acquire Agrible
…advisory tools, data science capabilities and predictive analytics that connects growers with agricultural, food and consumer products companies to “measure, benchmark and empower sustainable crop production.” Agrible’s platform is currently…
New Test Can Determine Nitrogen Levels in Soil
…plants. Insects, bacteria and fungi play a part in making soil valuable for crop production. The STBA measures how much “life” is contained in soil and how much usable nitrogen…
Ranch Easement Allows Family Land to Remain Free of Development Pressures
…before. “It’s got a long history of cattle ranching and just family-oriented production,” said Casey. “I believe NRCS originally started working with Jim’s father.” After years of employing conservation techniques…
WHIP Signup Officially Open
…designed to provide assistance for production losses, however, if quality was taken into consideration under the insurance or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) policy, where production was further adjusted,…
California Avocado Season Is Strong Despite Fires and Hot Temperatures
…that, while there could be some impact felt, overall we still feel pretty strong about where we are and the fruit that’s remaining,” said Melban. Production appears to have come…
USDA Increases Corn, Soybean Production Forecast
The Department of Agriculture Thursday upped its predictions for larger corn and soybean crops this year. The USDA World Agriculture Supply and Demand Report predicts corn production at 14.2 billion…
ARC-PLC Educational Tool Available for Cotton Farms
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is notifying farmers with generic base acres that planted seed cotton that a new tool is available to assist them…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…animal agriculture: laboratory-produced cultured protein and gene editing in livestock production. Alternative Proteins Want It Both Ways Alternative proteins include those that are plant-based as well as cultured products grown…