…tons (9.3 million bushels). It is one market being tracked by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) as the new corn crop nears harvest and global market forces indicate potential for…
Comments Reopened on Import of Lemons from Chile
…required to be registered annually with the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of Chile and certified as a low pest prevalence production site; shipments are subject to post-harvest processing and…
APHIS Proposes Import of Fresh Persimmon Fruit
…be registered and approved by the National Plant Protection Organization of New Zealand; persimmons must meet requirements for orchard pest control, post-harvest safeguards, fruit culling, the ability to traceback shipments…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…in the field and treating fruit prior to harvest are all mitigation measures required in compliance agreements to move citrus fruit out of quarantine areas. But speakers said different levels…
Western View: Just What is Ag Big Data
…that value so they can harvest the rewards from providing big data. Western View Just what is your farm’s agricultural big data? It’s the accumulation of information of anything affecting…
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
…the foundation of U.S. farm labor. But few if any realize how many migrants it takes to plant, cultivate and harvest a crop. A majority of them are necessary to…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
Harvest is underway for what’s been forecast as a record almond crop, and growers say despite prices having dropped from their peaks a year ago, they see good market prospects…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…Mass., $249,657 Tufts University, Medford, Mass., $599,796 Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, South Deerfield, Mass., $595,533 Future Harvest Inc., Cockeysville, Md., $597,599 ECO City Farms, Edmonston, Md., $352,095 Minnesota Food…
Agri View: Equipment Sharing Plan
…a cotton farmer to have a harvester and a baler? It might be today, but it’s doubtful in the future. They are learning to share. Today harvest equipment is used…
Zika Virus Battle
…found in newer housing developments. The scientists believe that the drains, designed to channel rain or irrigation runoff to the gutter in front of the house, may leave a perpetual…
Edible Flowers
…not just the flower that’s poisonous, it’s the entire plant. Here is a list of common poisonous plants whose flowers you don’t want to harvest for the kitchen. And below…
Application of Dicamba on Cotton and Soybeans Is Unlawful
…That means any dicamba application during the growing season is against the law. Use on cotton and soybean fields are restricted to pre-plant or post-harvest burndown applications only. Missouri has…
Ranchers, Loggers Express Concerns About Forest Plans
…members hold permits to graze livestock and harvest timber, among other uses of the forest. CFBF has taken the position that the draft plans do not adequately address the severe…
Mason Jar Recycling
…plastic bags, and plastic containers that hold our food and beverages. It’s what you carry your groceries home in. It’s part of your daily beauty ritual, housing your lotions, cosmetics,…