…about corn production, ethanol and biotechnology. The members of Japan’s media came to learn how those topics fit into making U.S. farms sustainable. The tour started in St. Louis, where…
Going Against the Ancient Grain
Kandarian Organic Farms Owner Larry Kandarian produces some age-old crops on beautiful land in Los Osos. He says some of his crops should be referred to as a forgotten crop…
Clemson Research Could Lead to Space Farming
…a company based in Boston Massachusetts, to complete the study. Summers has assembled a team that will look for ways to make the self-contained farms created by Freight Farms more…
McDonald’s Announces New Antibiotics Policy
…years to limit the number of antibiotics they use in the chain’s poultry supply. All chicken served in McDonald’s American restaurants comes from farms working closely with the chain to…
Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments
…agriculture and trade associations that partner with USDA address challenges at the national and local levels to help sustain all parts of America’s food and agriculture system, whether the farms…
Agri View: Farm Vote
…other countries. I don’t mean guns, tanks and airplanes. I’m talking about wheat, rice and cotton. We export a lot of just about everything on our farms. But, it seems…
Beehives in Unexpected Places
…in Unexpected Places From: Hobby Farms Unexpected Beehives Even though urban bees tend to be an underground find, you’d never guess to look for them in these locations. by Jodi…
Pesticide Information for Schools Pilot Project
…pesticide use on farms. The team of experts assembled by Lauritzen includes: Traci Townsend-Gieg, a non-profit health care professional who has overseen projects examining pesticide exposure and the effects on…
Fresno Food Expo Reports Record Year
…Newstalk 580 Valley PBS Certified Meat Products Lyons Wawona Frozen Foods Cohen Communications MJR Creative Group Wells Fargo ENZO Olive Oil Company Nichols Farms Yrulegui & Roberts Fowler Packing …
Effects of Agricultural Conservation
…Lake Erie Basin shows voluntary conservation is making significant headway in reducing nutrient and sediment loss from farms and that there is opportunity to improve conservation management across the basin…
Agri View: Food Production
…cattle and rice farms, nitrous oxide from fertilized fields, and carbon dioxide from the cutting of rain forests to grow crops or raise livestock. Farming is the thirstiest user of…
Western View: Owens Valley Lessons
…see a few farms left in the area, farms which show you what could have been if it hadn’t been for the shady operators from LA. In the early 1900’s…
NMPF Introduces FARM Environmental Stewardship Component
NMPF Introduces FARM Environmental Stewardship Component to Help Measure Progress Made by Dairy Farms in Sustainability Practices The Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, administered by the National Milk Producers…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…small farms program in Fresno County has identified this form of assistance as crucial to the success of small-scale and minority-operated farms. Help with the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement…