…tastier, or easier to grind. They’d learned to hybridize and By 4000 BC, Teosinte had become maize, with cobs an inch long. Thus, Maize was the first genetically modified food….
Poll: Tax Reform Needed for Farmers and America
A commanding majority of American voters support tax reform, a nationwide poll shows, while most voters also support tax changes that would benefit America’s farm and ranch families. The survey…
June Results Confirm Strong First Half for U.S. Red Meat Exports
…million). Additional markets contributing to this growth included Mexico, Canada, Chile, Colombia and the Philippines. Variety meat export value averaged $9.78 per head slaughtered in the first half, up $2.10…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…Comprehensive Health Corporation, Whitesburg, Kentucky, $307,916 Crossroads Community Food Network, Inc., Takoma Park, Maryland, $112,403 Together We Can, North Las Vegas, Nevada, $500,000 The Fortune Society, Inc., New York City,…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…his case, his company is making use of mechanical sorters as part of the harvest work, much of which is already mechanized. “Used to be, years ago, that you’d have…
Western View: Waters of California?
…time. According to an article in the Los Angeles Daily News, farmers, homebuilders, developers, and business groups have already testified against these proposed state regulations. They warn that the rules…
Ex-Trade Negotiator Says Trump “Misguided” on NAFTA
…snare farm exports in trade disputes. “Personally, I think it’s a misguided objective for a trade agreement,” Vetter says, “I don’t believe the trade deficit is a way of measuring…
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Proclaims National Farmers Market Week
…economy. In addition to being good for the farmers and convenient for consumers, farmers markets are a gathering place that help build a sense of community. On Friday, Aug. 11,…
Almond Board: Harvest Dust Tips
…to stage of harvest: Preharvest, Sweeping and Pickup (in English and Spanish); and Harvest Dust Tool Kit, with a key chain to measure sweeper head height, as well as window…
National Watermelon Day
…is made up of 92% water, refreshing, sweet, and is a summertime staple at picnics and outdoor cookouts? Why, yes, of course, it’s watermelon. And today is the perfect day…
Mexico Releases NAFTA Goals
…the renegotiation effort, set to begin August 16th. Mexico is also seeking greater labor market integration and a strengthening of energy security, according to Reuters. Additionally, Mexico is looking to…
Mexico Names Chief NAFTA Negotiator
…Mexico’s chief technical negotiator for the talks between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, according to Politico. Ramos was previously at the trade and NAFTA office of the Mexican Embassy in…
National Peach Month
…out about 50 percent of this country’s peaches. Worldwide, China is the number one producer of peaches in the world, followed by Italy. Peaches are high in vitamins A, B…
Canada Egg Production Up Nearly 5 Percent This Year
Egg production in Canada is on the rise, increasing 4.4 percent in the last year. Statistics Canada, the nation’s statistics agency, says Canadian egg producers generated 64.5 million dozen eggs…