…All require full sun, regular watering and grow their best in rich, organic matter. Other great vegetables that are great to additions to salads or side dishes include snow peas…
Organic Family Farmers Need Strong Standards and Enforcement
…National Organic Standards Board and protect the integrity of the industry. When major producers and organic product importers fail to comply with these standards, it puts all organic farmers and…
Ireland Could be GMO-Free Haven
…wheat, oats and barley, all crops that are not commercially available as GMO products. His comments came as he also says Ireland is “not going to be an organic island”…
Valuable Crops to Consider Growing
…the retail market. Goji Berries (Wolfberries) Goji Berries is a “superfood” is grown primarily in China, but the plant is equally well-adapted in North America. Dried organic goji berries regularly…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
…have done something to irritate OCA, like not agree to use only organic milk in their products. Organic milk production requires animals to not consume grain or silage from genetically…
UC Asian Citrus Psyllid Scouts Trying to Avert Huanglongbing Disaster
…are the most effective for psyllid control. We’ve found that organic growers need to be more aggressive in the frequency of treatments, because the organic insecticides are not as effective…
Study Claims Glyphosate in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
The Organic Consumers Association claims it found traces of glyphosate in 10 of 11 samples of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. The detected levels were far below the ceiling set…
Sacramento County Farm Bureau Celebrates Centennial
…of growers in the area. Ken Oneto, who grows cherries, walnuts, grapes, tomatoes and wheat, Tim Neuharth, a certified organic pear and cherry grower and Jim Vietheer, who raises Angus…
Air Curtain Burner Solves Pile of Problems
…clear drift restrictions to surrounding properties. Isom added that they also had to place limits on how much debris the facility could process, even though it isn’t exceeding those limits…
USTR Releases NAFTA Negotiating Objectives
…NAFTA side agreements. Additionally, among other objectives, the Administration will work to eliminate unfair subsidies, market-distorting practices by state owned enterprises, and burdensome restrictions on intellectual property. The negotiating objectives…
Trade Retaliation Worries Ag Groups
18 agriculture groups representing the majority of production agriculture sent a letter to the Trump administration recommending it avoid placing restrictions on steel and aluminum imports. The groups are worried…
Agri View: Organic Foods Growing
Everett Griner talks about organic foods covers more in today’s Agri View. Organic Foods Growing Now, what began as a social fad has turned into a worldwide heath obsession. Organic…
Agriculture Groups Worried About Import Restrictions
…from placing restrictions on imports of steel and aluminum. The organizations are very concerned that such restrictions will boomerang against U.S. food and agriculture exports. The groups warned that “the…
Many Other Ways to Save Bees
…but there are so many other ways to help and save our bees. Here are just a few steps you can take: Buy local, organic produce (grown without the pesticides…