Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in Chicago this week says he is hopeful his aid program for farmers will be released by Labor Day and the harvest season. Perdue spoke at…
Cover Crop Efficacy Highlighted in Colusa County
…cover crops. The process is also complicated by the short period of time between harvest and leaf fall. By making changes to the cover crop mix, Unruh was able to…
Ganaz, GroGuru Win Radicle Automation Challenge
…workforce in the U.S. will continue to dwindle. The threat of not having enough hands to harvest America’s fresh fruits and vegetables is increasing at an alarming speed. In response,…
Trump Reorganization Plan Offers Big Changes to USDA
…functions of the Food and Drug Administration into a single agency within USDA. The administration’s proposal would move USDA’s rural housing program to the Department of Housing and Urban Development….
USDA Supports Local Foods in Schools through Farm to School Grants
…enables the harvest of lettuce and tilapia, which will be used in school meals at Oneida Nation High School. “From pre-K to high school, farm to school programs benefit everyone…
Almond Matters: Keeping Orchards Healthy During Hull Split
…at the orchard in a holistic way to ensure the best possible results during harvest. “Again, irrigation and nutrition are important…You’ve put a lot of work into growing your crop….
Agri View: Vidalia Onions
…a man and a tractor. Weather is another important factor. What is important is getting the crop ready for market. It is not critical, but planting and harvest has a…
Harvest / Storage Tips for Summer Squash
It is just about harvest time for your garden. Cathy Isom has some great tips on the right way to harvest and store summer squash from your garden. That’s coming…
Agri View: Romaine Lettuce Waste
Everett Griner talks about the amount of Romaine Lettuce wasted unnecessarily in today’s Agri View. Workers harvest, and box, a field of Romaine lettuce in Salinas Valley, California. David Litman…
USDA Announces $309 Million Investment in Rural Electric Utilities
…This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community services such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov….
USDA and FDA Announce Key Step to Advance Collaborative Efforts to Streamline Produce Safety Requirements for Farmers
…GAP standards and audit checklists for pre-harvest and post-harvest operations. The Initiative is a collaborative effort on the part of growers, shippers, produce buyers, audit organizations and government agencies, including…
China Drops Investigations, Top Market for Sorghum Reopens
…sorghum exports to China won’t resume immediately, the announcement comes roughly a month before the U.S. sorghum harvest is set to begin, boding well for new-crop sales. From the National…
Celebrating National Walnut Day
…shell at harvest, and contain juice which will readily stain anything it comes in contact with. The husk juice has been used as a cloth dye. The United States is…
Almond Matters: Industry Trends and Concerns
…are wanting to plant tighter and tighter spacings in general and that the machinery that we use to harvest and sweep are getting larger,” Slaughter noted. Another factor that comes…