…cattle, 380 dairy cattle, more than 500 swine, 20,000 chickens, 125 sheep and 30 quarter horses. For more information, contact the Fresno State Animal Welfare Club at fsuanimalwelfareclub@gmail.com or 805.807.5307….
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…pre-order their lunches on the computer. One of those groups received messages – or what researchers call “nudges” — indicating they had not selected all five components of a healthy…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
Canada fertilizer companies Agrium and PotashCorp confirmed the two are in preliminary merger talks. The Wall Street Journal reports the talks come as the industry contends with slumping earnings amid…
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…block Deere & Company’s proposed acquisition of Precision Planting LLC from Monsanto Company in order to preserve competition in the market for high-speed precision planting systems in the United States….
The California Kitchen: Fig Tart
…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 Follow Albert on: Facebook,…
Western View: Nevada Water Wars Heating Up
Folks in Nevada are up in arms about a new state law that would regulate residential wells and allow the State Engineer to order water use reductions in homes served…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…comments that we receive on or before October 17, 2016. You may submit comments either comments by either of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0045. Postal Mail/Commercial…
The California Kitchen: Fig and Prosciutto Carpaccio
…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 Follow Albert on: Facebook, LinkedIn:…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…food systems across the country, and creating a new bio-based economy in rural communities that today supports more than 4 million American jobs. At the same time, rural communities have…
Egypt Changes Stance on Ergot, Again
…florets are replaced by brown to purplish black fungal structures (sclerotia or “ergot bodies”). These can reach 20 mm in length. For more information, see CIMMYT’s Wheat Doctor: http://wheatdoctor.cimmyt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=101&Itemid=43&lang=en. …
USDA Buying Eggs to Ease Surplus
…applicable Commodity Specification(s) identified in the subsequent Solicitation(s); and the Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA dated October 2014. These documents are available on the AMS Commodity…
The California Kitchen: Grilled figs with Honey and Smoked Sausage with Goat Cheese
…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 Follow Albert on: Facebook, LinkedIn: Albert J….
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
…to expiring contracts with utility companies. “Nothing has been done to adjust the utility rates at the California Public Utilities Commission to account for the value that biomass has; they…
Co-ops and Ag Retailers Face Economic Challenges
…retailers are having to adjust to tougher financial conditions because of the current ag commodity cycle. This is a direct result of low commodity prices that have knocked down farm…