…from lower-margin less healthy products to higher-margin healthier products without increasing consumer budgets.” Payne and Niculescu recently received a large five-year grant from the USDA to create in-store marketing tools…
Food Price Survey
…of last year, but are working their way back down as increasing production has started to catch up with demand, which has moderated prices somewhat,” he said. Prices on the…
Agri View: New Cash Crop
…have some export value. Prices for major cash crops are set in commodity markets with global scope, with some local variation (termed as “basis”) based on freight costs and local…
California Republicans Call on White House to Act on Drought
…substantially higher in 2016, Reclamation has exported roughly the same amount of water this year – during an El Nino year – that it did last year, one of the…
Almond Board: Summer Weed Management
…classes of chemistry for winter weeds is a very good strategy to broaden the weed control spectrum, but does not necessarily enhance duration of the application’s efficacy. Applying higher rates…
UC Davis Vet School Ranked #1 in World, Again
…to answer questions about health and disease. The rankings are prepared by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a British firm that previously was the data provider for the annual Times Higher Education…
Purple Produce
…as powerful nutrients like vitamin C and fiber. In fact, people who eat purple fruits and vegetables have higher intakes of essential nutrients, such as fiber, potassium and vitamin C,…
How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?
…pasture and other fruit. “When we look at maximum and minimum temperatures, the minimum temperatures are higher while the maximum temperature stays about the same,” Lee said. “And the lower…
Milk Pricing Complexity Leads Dairy Conference
…milk prices. Gallagher says any forecasting outside of a few months is almost a complete guess. He says there are too many factors involved that have nothing to do with…
Agri View: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
…is grown in the shade or the higher elevations, which slows down the maturation of the bean, which makes it a little more flavorful,” he explained. “What is done in…
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
…said. “We’re already paying a higher minimum wage, adding more work breaks, adding pay for sick time, adding costs for health benefits,” Torres said. Pierre Sleiman Jr., a San Diego…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…that will either make or break food prices. According to the latest USDA industry survey, this emergency plan assistance comes after nearly a third of commercial honeybees died last winter,…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…products, which in 2015 was valued at $39.1 billion by the Organic Trade Association. Many organic farmers and ranchers receive premium prices for organic products by following USDA-defined standards that…
Farm to School Programs Invest in Local Economies
…site also names three top school districts in each state that boast higher than average investment in local food purchasing. In addition, users can vote for a school that they…