…transportation creates 26 percent. Over the last century, Increased efficiency in milk production has greatly reduced the carbon footprint of the cattle industry. In the 1940s there were 25 million…
Drought Causing More Losses to California Farmers
…the same time, the report expects a significant reduction in acreage for field crops that require significant amounts of water, including corn, wheat, cotton and alfalfa. However, despite a projected…
Cotton Forecast Up Despite Low Water
California cotton projections show a rare increase even with the low water allocations on the west side of the Central Valley. Cotton Projections High Despite Low Water California Cotton Ginners…
Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop
…looking to find what are the best cultivation practices or approaches,” Smith says. “For example, what kind of light intensity is needed to maximize crop production. We are hoping that…
Food Waste Research
…production and consumption. A wide array of voices from across the food chain applauded the announcement of the first national standards for food waste reduction. Here’s what they had to…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…beginning to change. UC Cooperative Extension and Fresno State agricultural production scientists researched overhead irrigation at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center for five years, growing wheat, corn,…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…investment in research and improved production practices with the goal of responsible and sustainable[1] use of California’s valuable natural resources,” Ludwig said. Through more than 100 innovative Almond Board-funded research…
May Dairy Market Report
The May issue of the NMPF-DMI Dairy Market Report is now available. It says that increased production per cow and expectations for additional milk production growth is dampening the outlook…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…crops, to development of biofuel conversion processes and costs/benefit estimates of renewable energy production. Through BCAP, USDA is incentivizing more than 890 growers and landowners farming nearly 49,000 acres to…
Milk-for-Cheese Pricing Formula Adjustment
CDFA announces adjustment to milk-for-cheese pricing formula CDFA has released a letter to dairy processors and producers announcing a permanent adjustment in the price for milk sold for cheese production….
Agri View: Consumers Choice
…pork production might increase another 2.5 percent, as might chicken production. So beef will remain third in terms of production. It is becoming increasingly clear that pork and poultry are…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…maize (corn), soybean, and cotton, which account for almost all commercial GE crops to date. “We dug deeply into the literature to take a fresh look at the data on…
Funding for Bioeconomy Research and Development
…United States. Over the course of this Administration, America has more than doubled our renewable energy production, and today we import less than half our oil. We are saving money…
Funding for Critical Water Research
…in agriculture to combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate the impacts of climate variability…