Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering animal activists not hindered by pandemic, details on how…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 12-02-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering animal activists not hindered by pandemic, details on how…
FarmLink Project Helps Farmers Get Food to Those in Need
…has been an issue for some time now, but the ongoing pandemic has exacerbated the problem further. The FarmLink Project team developed a platform to address the increased strain on…
Action Being Taken on U.S. Agricultural Export Issues
…being compounded by the already heightened pressure put on trade due to the pandemic. Congestion on the ports is also being exacerbated by COVID-19 safety protocols slowing some things down….
Almond Update: Being Thankful in a Tumultuous Year
…are a few personal and industry-related things growers can be thankful about. He said aside from the COVID-19 pandemic creating some family time he may not have had otherwise this…
Thanksgiving Meal Cost Down Four Percent from 2019
…back in 1986. More than 230 surveys were completed this year with pricing information from all 50 states. Due to the pandemic, volunteer shoppers compared food prices online. The survey…
USDA Encourages Safe Food Handling on Thanksgiving
…the pandemic, food safety always remains a critical consideration. USDA has produced a helpful checklist of healthy protocols to adhere to. “Our data shows that consumers can reduce their likelihood…
Almond Update: Global Trade Outlook at Almond Conference
…deeper dive into specific regions. Fleishmann said the session will provide the industry with digestible information on all marketing efforts and look at pandemic impacts both now and in the…
Foodservice Slow Rebound Helping Producers Grind Through Year
…year ago in October of 2019. “Nobody told me that my first year was going to be absorbed by a pandemic and the shutdown of the foodservice sector,” Puglia said….
Making Sense of Biologicals: Field Testing Biostimulants to Aid Grower Adoption
…his team was developing that platform before the COVID-19 pandemic halted progress. Brown said it’s important to make sure any product is tested outside of a pot or greenhouse in…
Ag Groups Supporting Costa to Lead House Agriculture Committee
…leadership adeptness needed to carry the Committee and its important work forward,” the letter states. “The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated many frailties within our society, not least among them the challenges…
Time to Consider Growing Your Own Vegetables
…COVID-19 pandemic sort of halted the world, forcing us to retreat into our homes and forgo physical social contact. Though grocery stores are open for business, government officials have asked…
Biologicals On Conference Agendas Prove Interest
…his team have been working on a standardized field test for biostimulants. The pandemic halted progress on that but they have tested 18 products in the trial and intend to do…
2020 Virtual Citrus Stride Brings in Record Donations
…due to the pandemic we weren’t able to host the event in person in Sacramento this year, so we did it virtually, which turned out to be a really great…