…intends to collect approximately 240 samples during the fall 2022 harvest season. Samples will be collected from farms and ranches that have been identified as being potentially associated with foodborne…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 09-16-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers safety concerns during harvest time, the heatwave causing problems for later-season pumpkins, and…
Ag Groups Raise Concern Over Damage A Railroad Strike Would Have
…ten percent of the global exports of wheat,” the letter states. “A freight rail stoppage would occur as America’s farmers harvest their crops and would exacerbate global food insecurity and…
‘Pretty Good Season Overall’ for Watermelon Producers
…Manteca area have allowed their watermelons to thrive, with harvest beginning in early June. “If we keep our fields in good shape, we’ll be harvesting the same field that we…
The California Kitchen: Stone Fruit Jubilee
In today’s California Kitchen, learn how to prepare Stone Fruit Jubilee with The Untamed Chef, Albert J Hernandez. Ripe yellow plums on the tree. Fruit tree. Seasonal harvest. Ukraine. Here…
World Food Prices Continue Falling as Supply Levels Rise
Global food prices dropped for a fifth-straight month after a seasonal rise in supplies took place and demand dropped for some products. The northern hemisphere wheat harvest is helping to…
‘Very Pleased’ with Overall California Avocado Season
…has been harvested. Interim CAC President, Ken Melban said that it has been a good year despite some of the challenges growers have faced. “We were very pleased with the…
Almond Update: Soil Health Case Study Details Value of Cover Cropping
…soil health case study details how Gemperle adopted a cover cropping approach suited to her needs. She seeds every other row right after harvest and irrigates with her flood irrigation…
Fall Propane Supply Outlook
…lower than in 2021. Newland is tracking corn moisture going forward into the harvest season. “And we will give it to black layer, it’s just a function of how much…
Ukraine Shipping More Grain
…said. Just 700,000 tons of food have left Ukraine ports versus the 20 million tons still in silos and 40 million tons of hoped-for new-harvest grain, with seasonal exports down…
VofV: En Solucion and Seeking the Food Safety Holy Grail
…nanotechnology to replace traditional post-harvest chlorine wash. “You can’t get risk to zero,” he says. “But we’re trying to provide more tools in the the forms you can apply.” A…
Good Year So Far for California Cotton, ‘Knock on Wood’
…impact the harvest and the quality of the cotton that we pick. But right now, it’s been a good year.” Had California’s water situation been better, Isom believes the increase…
Early Season Freeze Causes $30 Million in Damage for California Olives
…Houlding said that production is expected to drop to 1.8 million gallons. Production was three million gallons for the last harvest year. Houlding said there is some hope for the…
Innovation to Have Broader Impact on Ag Labor Than Immigration Policy
…workers in Mexico now have more opportunities and alternatives in Mexico if they want to, for example, harvest berries and live close to their families.” About the Author Brian German…