Agri View: Farm-Raised

DanAgri View, Aquaculture

…FDA works to protect consumers from unsafe seafood. From: Seafood.EDF.org Buying fish? What you need to know Buying eco-friendly fish is easier when you know where it’s from and how…

Agri View: Standards and Grades Facts

DanAgri View, General

…Quality grades provide a common language among buyers and sellers, which in turn assures consistent quality for consumers. Commodity Testing Services USDA offers quality assessment testing of grain, corn, rice,…

National Weed Appreciation Day

DanGeneral, This Land of Ours

…BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17890537 (bottom right) Amaranth-By Kurt Stüber – caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/mavica/index.html part of www.biolib.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7405 (bottom left) Dollarweed – By Lorenzarius – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=670294…

Leftover Easter Eggs

DanGeneral, Poultry, This Land of Ours

…Easter Safe to Eat?: Ivillage.com “Easter egg guidelines” http://parenting.ivillage.com/gs/gscelebrations/0,,44ld,00.html Answerbag “Can I eat Easter eggs after they’ve been dyed?” www.answerbag.com/q_view/53474 YahooAnswers “Is the Easter egg dye edible?” USDA Fact Sheets:…

Agri View: New Cash Crop

DanAgri View, Specialty Crops

…have some export value. Prices for major cash crops are set in commodity markets with global scope, with some local variation (termed as “basis”) based on freight costs and local…

LBAM Quarantine Change

DanFruits & Vegetables, Tree, nut & vine crops

…181 have been removed http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/lbam/regulation.html From: CDFA Description Adults are light brown, yellowish moths with varying amounts of darker brown, with a wingspan of 16–25 mm (Fig. 1). Females are…