…be high in nitrogen, as well being rich in organic materials. The best time to plant kale is when the soil is between 60 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit. As colder…
California Benefits from Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…of organic and sustainable production practices, along with pest control and disease study. Grant awards also addressed workforce concerns throughout the supply chain. Funding for employee training on new technologies,…
Farm Bill Opposition Groups Discuss Strategy
…on the (conservative) right to the Organic Consumers Association and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group on the (liberal) left. Agri-Pulse attended the meeting and noted that there are going…
Medfly Quarantine Affects Solano Farms
…quarantine. The answer was to apply an organic insecticide to the crops four times during a 30-day period. Lum decided to do that, with the first application taking place on…
RFA Thanks 38 Senators for Leadership
…countries to impose trade restrictions that would only further erode demand for ethanol. It is a complete betrayal of promises made to farmers and consumers across this country to protect…
Methods for Building Fertile Soil
…nitrogen-fixing plants – since nitrogen is the main ingredient in most fertilizers. Plant green manure during rest periods when crops aren’t being produced. Don’t forget to mulch – using organic…
Organic Field Crop Production Numbers Rising
Organic farming is a rapidly growing segment of U.S. agriculture. Organic vegetables, fruits, and livestock make up the bulk of the entire segment. However, a new USDA report shows organic…
Mexico Says U.S. Proposals Would Threaten Free Ag Trade
…form of “managed trade” by establishing seasonal ag trade restrictions in North America. The president of the Mexican National Agriculture and Livestock Council offered an example of what that means….
Bacon and Chicken Up, OJ Too
…1/2 gallon regular milk, $2.07 and 1/2 gallon organic milk, $4.27. For many food items, the year-to-year direction of the marketbasket survey tracks with the federal government’s Consumer Price Index…
WTO Will Investigate U.S. Complaint over China
…remove the restrictions when it joined the WTO. Some 14 countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, and Thailand, as well as the European Union, have joined the dispute. From the…
U.S. Yet to Propose NAFTA Dairy Fix
…been in place since the 1970s and allows Canada to set production quotas and the price of milk. President Trump has blamed Canada’s dairy import restrictions for the economic woes…
2016 Sales of U.S. Certified Organic Agricultural Production Up
California continues to lead in certified farms, acres, sales Sales of organic agricultural production continued to increase in 2016, when U.S. farms produced and sold $7.6 billion in certified organic…
European Court Rules Against GMO Ban
…this unscientific approach has led to a patchwork of unscientific restrictions on EU imports and cultivation of biotech crops by member states.” Those restrictions or prohibitions were put in place…
Medfly Quarantine Issued in Los Angeles County
…with an organic formulation of Spinosad to eliminate mated females and reduce the density of the population. Crews will also be working to remove fruit from trees within 100 meters…