…our precious water supplies and a major polluter, as runoff from fertilizers and manure disrupts fragile lakes, rivers, and coastal ecosystems across the globe. Agriculture also accelerates the loss of…
Agri View: Cannabis Oil Possibilities
…and upper leaves of cannabis plants, which are in the Cannabis genus. Cannabis essential oil is a green liquid that is considered highly volatile, and its component parts are very…
NMPF Endorses Legislation
…on farming practices or the management of livestock manure. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington determined the amount of manure deposited exceeded approved limits and constituted…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…technologies, such as manure digesters, that improve the environment, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said in support of the Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act. The new bipartisan legislation, introduced in…
Agri View: Growing for Future Population
…from fertilizers and manure disrupts fragile lakes, rivers, and coastal ecosystems across the globe. Agriculture also accelerates the loss of biodiversity. As we’ve cleared areas of grassland and forest for…
The California Kitchen: Almond Crusted Smoked BBQ Ribs
…Ribs Almond Dust Cooking Sensations Gourmet Chipotle Garlic Season 3 T Organic Pastures Raw Butter Melted 1/2 Cup Ketchup 1/4 Cup Honey 6 T Brown Sugar 1 T Liquid Smoke…
Protecting Bloom from Spring Freeze
…When you use sprinklers to prevent freezing injury, you are using the energy that water releases when it freezes, and changes from a liquid to a solid, to keep the…
The California Kitchen: Honey Glazed Beets with Onion Sprouts
…Asparagus 1lb Spanish Onion 3T Clover Honey 1T of Hickory Liquid Smoke 8oz of Panko Bread Crumbs Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet…
The Western View: Carbon Farming
…no-till farming, with regular additions of compost or manure which breaks down and soaks into the soil. Intense carbon farming goes beyond that, with a rotation of a variety of…
Keyhole Garden
…next a bit of compost, next petroleum-free newspaper, manure, worms, wood ash, straw, topsoil. Repeat, compost, straw, topsoil or some such combination until you reach desired height. The Keyhole Design…
Pork Producers Support ‘CARB’ Recommendations
…antibiotic technologies, the effects of therapeutic antibiotic treatment on multi-drug resistant Salmonella and the environmental fate of antibiotics in manure. “Antibiotics are essential tools for keeping our animals healthy and…
Agri View: Pigweed Research
…lack of cleaning equipment, and the spreading of infested materials, such as manure. Amaranthus palmeri, was selected as “weed-of-the-year” in 2014 to raise awareness about its “potentially devastating impact.” …
The California Kitchen: Grilled Broccoli Steak
…Balsamic Vinegar 2 Shallots minced 2 Garlic Cloves minced 4t Liquid Smoke TT Brown Sugar Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The…
Leftover Easter Eggs
…in contact with pesticides, animal manure, and other contaminants. Don’t eat eggs thus exposed. Let the hunters trade their real eggs for candy ones, and throw out the hidden eggs….