…planting date,” DeWit said. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation. Ching Lee is an assistant editor of Ag Alert. She may be contacted at clee@cfbf.com….
Soil Health Partnership Urges Farmers to Take USDA Survey
…minutes to complete, but ends in mid-May. SARE will issue a summary and report. The Conservation Technology Information Center and the American Seed Trade Association are partners in the survey….
Response to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s paper on Clean Fuel Standard
…of the U.S. experience with its Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The U.S. and Canadian renewable fuels industries have much in common. Ethanol production in both countries is largely from corn…
NM Attorney Launches Probe of U.S. Beef Processors
…Company, among others. The probe is believed to be first ever filed by a state attorney general. The probe accuses the mega-meatpacking companies of harming New Mexico’s families by reaping…
Rabobank Finds Pork Export Market Projections Favorable
…market is ahead into the third quarter as increased U.S. pork production is being absorbed into Asian export markets. The report on National Hog Farmer Dot Com says the industry…
The California Kitchen: Summer Peach Cobbler
…West. California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV and apple TV…
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachio, May 1
…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….
Monsanto Terminates Sale of Precision Planting to John Deere
…insights from their field data that can support the important agronomic decisions they make through the year. Today, the Climate FieldView platform is the most connected in the industry. The…
Ag Lender Survey: Farm Profitability Down, Commodity Prices Top Concern
…please visit www.aba.com/Tools/Function/Ag/Documents/2016_2017AGLendingSurveyReport.pdf. The next survey is scheduled to launch in May 2017. Ag lenders interested in participating in the survey can submit a request to survey@farmermac.com. ABA, through its…
The California Kitchen: Roasted Duck with Plum and Balsamic Gastrique
…from AgNet West. California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV and…
Olive Oil for More Than Cooking or Eating
…recipe. But there are so many more ways to use olive oil, besides eating it. One example, it can protect wood. Just mix a simple mixture of olive oil and…
Saving Costs with Cover Crops
A tractor rolls a rye cover crop and plants cotton seeds at the same time. (Photo by Ted Kornecki.) Cotton farmers in Alabama who use cover crops have a new,…
International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model
…cropland increases 10.1 Mha more than it increases in the baseline scenario. Likewise, in 2020, forest land declines 4.8 Mha more than it does in the baseline scenario. A hypothetical…
Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again
…said that the current program is working. ‘How do you know?’ I asked. They said it’s because 99 percent of schools are at least partially compliant. Well, only in Washington…