…are in development that are designed to benefit human health, such as rice with increased beta-carotene content to help prevent blindness and death caused by vitamin A deficiencies in some…
Two Sides of TPP
…will take time, Duvall said “the sooner TPP is ratified, the better it will be for American agriculture.” AFBF’s analysis forecasts farm-price increases for corn (5 cents per bushel), soybeans…
Farmers Check Impact of Spring Storms
…making the cherry unsalvageable for the fresh market,” Samuel said. In Colusa County, rice grower Randy Johnson said a freak hailstorm and heavy rains early this week caused him to…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…of commodities eligible for Farm Storage Facility Loan. Eligible commodities now include aquaculture; floriculture; fruits (including nuts) and vegetables; corn, grain sorghum, rice, oilseeds, oats, wheat, triticale, spelt, buckwheat, lentils,…
Rice Paddies Fueling Electric Vehicles
…sacrificing longer cycle life. The process of recovering silicon nanoparticles from rice husks. The photographed substances are: raw rice husks, leached rice husks, nano silicon oxide, and nano silicon. The…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…percent, will be eliminated within eight years. Rice: The United States exported $140,000 of rice and rice products to Vietnam in 2015. Under the TPP, Vietnam will immediately eliminate its…
NASS Mid-Year Surveys
…including the annual Acreage report, Rice Stocks report and quarterly Grain Stocks report, all to be released June 30, 2016 at 9:00 am PT. Survey data contribute to NASS’s monthly…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…cotton, rice, sorghum, oil crops, dry beans, potatoes, and sugarcane/sugar beets are forecast to rise by at least 1 percent in 2016. Direct government farm program payments are forecast to…
Prospective Plantings for 2016
…low planted acreage is estimated in California. Rice – California farmers intend to seed rice on 427 thousand acres, 1 percent above the acreage seeded in 2015. The expressed intentions…
The Western View: Fake Science
…American and Swedish scientists, have discovered a gene from the barley plant which, when injected into rice, can eliminate the rice crop’s methane emissions – which accounts for about 17…
Agri View: Standards and Grades Facts
…has developed strict measures of quality for products such as grains, rice, corn, and beans. Quality Grading and Inspections Quality grading is based on the standards developed for each product….
Collaborative Projects Aim to Aid Salmon
…are getting done,” he said. There’s a shift in approach to solving issues related to protecting endangered species, said Jack Rice, California Farm Bureau Federation associate counsel. “There are ways…
Food and Ag Groups Express Optimism for New Opportunities in Cuba
…Brian King, Chairman of the USA Rice Western Hemisphere Promotions Subcommittee “The announcement today, like the White House announcements on liberalized travel from last week, continues the momentum toward normalized…
How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?
…evolution of local climate conditions and the acreage of 12 major crops grown in Yolo County. The crops included processing tomatoes, rice, alfalfa, wheat, corn, prunes, grapes, walnuts, almonds, safflower,…