…They were intended to reduce obesity in school children. It worked. Children would simply dump their trays in the garbage. Although her intentions were good, her efforts did not work….
41 PEDV Sites Confirmed in Manitoba
…is centered. A National Hog Farmer Dot Com article says officials have confirmed PEDV on 18 operations representing over 54,000 sows. It’s also been confirmed on seven nurseries representing over…
Agri View: Tree Fruit Standards
…properly. If the tree does not bud properly, it does not produce a good crop. Peaches are more sensitive to chill hours than apples. But, both suffered from those mild…
Christmas Trees Getting Shaped for Christmas
…shearing, that is the hot work. A lot of hot work and hard work. For example, on Jim Gelson’s Virginia farm: About 25,000 trees and I gotta have em done…
Cost for Your Summer Cookout
…year’s 4th of July picnic. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Cost for Your Summer Cookout A recent survey American Farm Bureau Federation survey shows we will pay…
U.S. Swine Herd is Expanding
…percent from June of 2016 and the second largest inventory on record ever. National Hog Farmer Dot Com says the industry is in a growth mode, with the question now…
Groups Celebrate First U.S. Beef to China
…to break the 14-year stalemate. Uden said getting access to the world’s largest market is a step in the right direction. “We still have a lot of work to do,…
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
…as problematic as having hours on end of these hundred-degree-plus temperatures.” The main damage will come from plants losing flower blooms because of a lack of wind pollination, he added….
Ag Terrorism Act Arrives at President Trumps Desk
…A Bovine Vet Online Dot Com article says the language in the bill helps to clarify what the role of the Department of Homeland Security is as it works with…
Better Beef Access in China Will Take Time
…work.” He says it will take some time but American beef producers will figure out what the restrictions are and how they work. American beef imports have to meet several…
European Union Close to Trade Deal with Japan
…investment. The website U.S. News Dot Com says the E.U. and Japan make up more than a quarter of the world’s economy. They traded more than $140 billion worth of…
Research on Pests and Beneficial Species Funding from USDA
…will also help to develop better strategies to foster the beneficial insects and microbes that have potential to combat pests.” AFRI is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and…
Almond Board: FSMA Presentations
…Food, Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food, Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals and Intentional Adulteration. Get more information here: http://www.almonds.com/processors/programs-and-events/food-quality-safety-symposium…
Picking Your Produce in a Grocery Store Farm
…in Berlin. Delicious greens grow 365 days a year InStore In full transparency and by demand. Video created by INFARM Music by kling klang klong http://www.klingklangklong.com/ cinematographer: Colin Elves http://colinelves.com/…