…Dakota-based BPI sued ABC for $1.9 billion over its 2012 coverage of lean finely textured beef, including its use of the term “pink slime” to describe the product. BPI saw…
MPI Report: U.S. Agricultural Workforce Being Reshaped
…and needs in agriculture. Read the report here: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigration-and-farm-labor-unauthorized-h-2a-some. Image credit: (bottom right) Workers pruning wine grapes in a vineyard in Napa Valley, California. Photography ID:44857465/Copyright: Zukovsky / Deposit Photos…
Early Market Benefits Apple Growers
…returns is yet to be seen,” he added. “I’ve seen a lot of markets that are interested in buying until price comes into the equation, and then things slow down.”…
Sunflowers as a Crop and Garden Flower
…in the garden next year after the last spring frost and expect to harvest into the fall. I’m Cathy Isom… Image credit: (lower left) Sunflower Garden at Singapore Changi Airport….
Farm Labor Shortage May Drive Produce Prices Higher
…the end of a serious drought this spring, a serious labor shortage is becoming another issue to deal with. California is where the bulk of the nation’s produce is grown…
August USDA WASDE Report Released
…last month, as increases in commercial beef and broiler production more than offset declines in pork and turkey production. The increase in beef production reflects relatively large cattle placements in…
Alumnus Montgomery Returns as New Fresno State Winemaker
…nation’s first commercial winery on a university campus. Founded in 1997, it has won more than 600 wine competition honors. For more information about the Fresno State Winery, visit www.fresnostatewinery.com….
USDA Reports Preview
…the Informa Economic’s estimate of 166. Gulke also doesn’t expect the soybean yield estimates to come in lower than expectations, saying, “I’d be surprised if USDA lowered the soybean yield…
Control Pests Nature’s Way
Cathy Isom has an interesting way of using nature instead of chemicals to control pests in your garden and on the farm. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours….
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, August 7
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
Poll: Tax Reform Needed for Farmers and America
…deduct equipment purchases in the year the purchase is made. Voters support reducing the capital gains tax (54- 26 percent). Three in five voters (61-18 percent) say farmland that is…
Five First Aid Herbs to Grow Indoors
…It can be used to treat minor burns and skin irritations in the same way. It is also used for wasp stings, cuts, insect bites, and corns. Catnip was also…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…Georgia, $250,000 The Food Basket, Inc., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, $500,000 Heritage Ranch Inc., Honaunau, Hawaii, $500,000 VNA Health Care, Aurora, Illinois, $488,090 The Experimental Station: 6100 Blackstone, Chicago, Illinois, $487,197 Mountain…
Egg Shell Uses
…to reuse that egg shell. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Egg Shell Uses Statistics say the average American consumes 250 eggs per year. That’s a lot of…