Foreign Fruits-Veggies

DanFruits & Vegetables, This Land of Ours

…web, which also includes regular contributions to sites like Ecolocalizer.com and Cleantechnica.com. Between adventure and activism, he currently can be found doing freelance writing from his home in Portland, Oregon….

NPPC Capital Update

DanHogs & Pork, Industry News Release

…oversees the federal Pork Checkoff program administered by the Pork Board, approved the purchase. In 2012, HSUS, a lone Iowa farmer and the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement filed suit…

Agri View: El Niño Diminishing?

DanAgri View, Weather

Everett Griner talks about El Niño beginning to diminish in today’s Agri View. El Niño Diminishing? From: Weather.com Strong El Niño Will Weaken and Could Transition to La Niña This…

Farming from the Heart- FFA State Convention

Taylor HillmanEducation, Farming from the Heart, General

California FFA held its 88th annual State Convention this year on April 21, 2016. Over 6,000 students from around California met for the State Convention, which lasted for four days….

Farmers Check Impact of Spring Storms

Taylor HillmanEnvironment, Weather

…fruit set. Typically during bloom, more than 20 percent of the blossoms pollinate and become developing fruit, Niederholzer said. This year, some UCCE test blocks in the Yuba City area…

Agri View: Cattle Ranching

DanAgri View, Cattle

…Number of cattle & calf operations: 915,000 (USDA 2012 Ag Census) • Average herd size: 40 head • Average producer age: 58.3 (USDA 2012 Ag Census) • Economic impact: $88.25…