…Ours. National Grilling Month Summer is the time for the best outdoor cooking, so it is no surprise July is National Grilling Month. This sizzling month is also National Hot…
Love for Bacon Pushing Pork Belly Prices to Record Highs
…80 percent higher this year. This comes in spite of frozen reserves at a low not seen in sixty years. Market research firm Nielsen says Americans bought 14 percent more…
Agri View: Water Rights Problems
…pond, on your property. It doesn’t mean you own the water in it. People who use water from these sources are mostly farmers. Or used to be. WOTUS put an…
Cattle Groups Applaud Proposed Delay of Electronic Logging Requirements for Trucking
Pinterest Cattle groups, including the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, applauded the proposed delay of electronic logging requirements for livestock haulers. Language in a U.S. House…
Agri View: Busy as a Bee
…hear someone use the term ‘busy as a bee’ be assured that it is a special term, but, they really don’t know what it means. That’s Agri View for today….
Almond Board: Almond Crop Forecast
…more than 6,000 almond growers and processors in California, many of whom are multi-generational family operations. Established in 1950 and based in Modesto, California, the Almond Board of California is…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…in the discovery center use kimchi and sauerkraut, edible microbial ecosystems that millions of Americans eat every day. A South Dakota State University project will investigate how the symbiotic interactions…
Grow Your Own Ginger
…your refrigerator as you use it, which will help prevent it from drying out. Or, slice off what you need to wrap it well and freeze it. I’m Cathy Isom……
Germany Pork Consumption at 11 Year Low
…according to data compiled by researcher Euromonitor International. Over the same period, demand has increased in neighboring Poland, France, and Austria. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
ASTA Testifies before House Ag Committee on Plant Breeding Innovation, Farm Bill
Andrew W. “Andy” LaVigne American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) President & CEO Andrew W. LaVigne testified at a U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing on the Farm Bill and innovation in…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
…into its next phase. Christine Souza is an assistant editor of Ag Alert. She may be contacted at csouza@cfbf.com. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation….
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, July 10
…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….
Many Other Ways to Save Bees
…you can help and save bees. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Many Other Ways to Save Bees Planting native flowers and plants in and around our homes…
Protecting Pollinators Through New Certification Program
…Xerces Society. Certified farmers are granted permission to use the Bee Better seal on their produce. Manufacturers can also use the seal on products that contain Bee Better Certified ingredients….