…words groves of research. What people don’t realize is that the pomegranate is a very good health food. We could find a lot of anxious growers in groves. That’s Agri…
Most Consumers Say They Lack Access to Information about Food
…easily access the information they’re looking for in language they understand, it may appear that either you don’t have a positive story to tell or you have something to hide….
Agri View: Foreign Trade
Everett Griner talks about the complications of foreign trade for producers in today’s Agri View. Foreign Trade I just don’t understand international trade, at least the way it’s structured anyway….
China Wants GMOs, Citizens Don’t
A new report says China wants to incorporate the use of genetically modified organisms in agriculture, but the Chinese people do not. And Bloomberg says the latest food safety scandal…
Arkansas Representative Introduces Tax Deferred Savings Bill for Farmers
…we don’t need to look any further than this past August for proof of that. From crop failure, changing markets, insect damage, unusual weather, and natural disasters, producers’ livelihoods are…
Sacramento Valley Rice Harvest Accelerates
…to be more profitable again. “We’re about due for a correction like this, something to shake up this industry a bit,” he said. “I don’t like it, but it might…
Drought May Accelerate Shot Hole Borer Spread
…“It’s a question that I don’t know if we will ever be able to answer completely. Unfortunately, the introduction of the insect into California at a time where the host…
Known Sorghum Pest Spotted in California
…we don’t really know what kind of impact it has on forage sorghum yet,” Dahlberg said. “There haven’t been a lot of reports on forage sorghum, what kind of damage,…
Tight Shell Means Less Pests
…the nursery looks for in almonds, and some qualities it wants to prevent. “What we don’t want to see are varieties that are open-sutured or really fluffy, fibrous inner hulls…
Germany Signaling Opposition to Bayer-Monsanto Deal
…cast doubt on the acquisition. One lawmaker said “more than 70 percent of Germans say they don’t want genetically modified food on their plates, but that’s exactly part of the…
Experts Interpret Overtime Bill’s Effect on Farms
…tearing out old vineyards and replanting them in a way that is compatible with grape harvesting machines. Also, there will be more dried-on-the-vine raisins and less of the traditional paper…
Medicinal Garden
…considered safe. But they would also make a beautiful addition to any garden. It is possible you may have some of these growing in your garden and don’t know it….
Agri View: Farm-to-Market Roads
…a vital now as they were when they were built. If you don’t believe it, ask any farmer. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: Definitions.net Farm-to-Market Road…
Agri View: Apple Versatility
…Don’t peel your apples. Two-thirds of the fiber and lots of antioxidants are found in the peel. Antioxidants help to reduce cell damage, which can trigger some diseases. Statistics 2500…