National Farmers Union (NFU) extended a congratulatory letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump, outlining opportunities to work together with the new administration on several common ground farm policy issues. “We…
Agri View: Disaster Assistance
…it is a lot more than social organizations and individuals who respond. Some of them just don’t make the evening news. To give you an example. Smithfield Foods. They gave…
Thanksgiving Dinner Savings
…don’t wait until the last minute to do your Thanksgiving meal shopping because you don’t want to miss out on sales – and some ingredients tend to sell out quickly!…
Scientists Work to Define Threat from Palm Pest
…Albert Keck, who runs Hadley Date Farms in Thermal and chairs the California Date Commission, attended last week’s meeting and described date growers as “very concerned.” “We don’t want the…
Agri View: Holiday Traditions
…become traditional. And it is necessary for our turkey farmers. Don’t forget two other traditions. Sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. Happy holiday! That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner….
Pumpkin Storage
Wait! Don’t throw away that pumpkin. Cathy Isom tells you how to properly store your pumpkin now that Halloween is over. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Pumpkin…
Dairy Industry Want Margin Protection Program Fixed
…the National Milk Producers, and he said, “There’s a strong desire to get MPP reform done early. We don’t know what the playing field is going to look like and…
Agri View: World’s Best
…did he do it? Well, with good advice from his county extension agent and doing everything right. You don’t recognize the accomplishment until you realize the state average for soybeans…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…continue its aggressive dedication to issues like animal care, economics, trade and nutrition. “We will speak out, we will push back, when those who don’t necessarily have your interests at…
New York Times Claims GM Crops Offer No Benefit
…Times: “Every farmer is a smart businessperson, and a farmer is not going to pay for a technology if they don’t think it provides a major benefit,” adding that “biotech…
Agri View: Export Trade
…Some of our imports are the same thing we export. Fruits especially. But we don’t export coffee, tea or cocoa. Because, we don’t produce any of that. That’s Agri View…
Agri View: Land facts
Everett Griner talks about facts about land that most don’t know in today’s Agri View. Land facts Most people including half of the farmers in America couldn’t even guess how…
Teal Pumpkins
…Land of Ours. Teal Pumpkins It’s probably something most of us don’t think about when handing out sugary treats to little ghosts on goblins – but food allergies are real…
Future of Our Agricultural Community
…the agricultural realm. And even when these folks don’t have immediate plans to work in the government, there’s a real value in acquainting them with our state’s approach to agricultural…