…don’t seem to be registering with the negotiators. “To be honest with you, it’s difficult, because even though we have a lot of support from people within the Trump Administration,…
Producers More Optimistic in October Survey
…next 12 months. At the same time, producers don’t expect lower prices during that same time period, either. Fewer producers expect to make major management changes from a year ago,…
Autumn Planting for Fall Vegetables
…planting for harvests that we can look forward to in the months ahead. There are several vegetables that don’t like the cold but there are many that do and should…
NAFTA Withdrawal Would Not Lower Deficit With Mexico
…WTO rules require the U.S. to also raise tariffs by an equal amount to all of its other partners that don’t have a free trade agreement with America. Most economists…
Tour Shows Ornamental Pumpkin Big Business
…lines and more. Although they don’t grow most of the pumpkins they sell, they move over 30,000 pumpkins in the month of October. Dell’Osso Family Farms is an all-day experience…
Seed Company Helps Jump-start Elementary Garden
…be released for certain donations.” Those donations can be in the form of seed, transplants and even produce. Scott said they harvest some trials specifically to donate to local food…
Consumers See ‘Organic’ and ‘non-GM’ Food Labels as Synonymous
…more for apples labeled “non-GMO Project” and 40 cents more for apples labeled “USDA Organic.” Organizers say the results led them to conclude that consumers don’t distinguish definitions of the…
Western View: Proper Cowboy Hat Etiquette
…bears repeating; it just isn’t done. Except by grandkids; they are exempt from this rule, when it comes to grandpa’s hat. Boze says that Hat Rule #2 is iron-clad. Do…
Raisin Prices Offset by Lower Production
…tons out there. So, I don’t see this being a great revenue year for traditional raisin growers,” said Bitter. Some complications were somewhat expected after the long stretches of high…
Almond Board: Almond Leadership Program
We continue our series on the Almond Leadership Program by the Almond Board of California. Sabrina Hill talks with Cameron White of Sierra View Ranch, who is a past participant…
Finding and Eating Chicken of the Woods
…lemony, meaty taste. Some say it tastes like chicken, while others might describe it as having a crab or lobster-like flavor. For the most part, people don’t have any problems…
Food Evolution Explores GMO Concerns
…ensure food security for a continually growing global population. “We just have to tell the truth and we if we don’t tell that story, someone else is going to tell…
Watching Out for Black-Hearted Pomegranates
…clear and apparent, diagnosis of an infected pomegranate is difficult because of a lack of external symptoms. Faber said that with instances of black-hearted pomegranates, “you don’t see the damage…
Farmers in Wildfire Zones Assess Impact
…burning or affected by smoke. We don’t even know the full extent at this point. Everyone is now finally starting to take inventory and figure out what we can do…