Food Price Survey

DanGeneral, This Land of Ours

2015 at record high levels. “Since then, a combination of increasing beef production, weaker exports, and lower competing meat prices have led to modest price declines,” he said. Dairy product…

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…

Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture

DanAgri View

…that followed. Although a “traveling thrasher” (or combined harvester-thresher) was patented as early as 1828, the first successful machine was built by Hiram Moore in 1834. Moore’s combine successfully cut…

Collaborative Projects Aim to Aid Salmon

Taylor HillmanAquaculture, Water

…a half months we’ve planned, and we hope to come in under budget,” said Lewis Bair, Reclamation District 108 general manager, who said he anticipates completing construction in the fall….

Purple Produce

DanThis Land of Ours, Vegetables

…By I, KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3622947 (middle right) Eggplant: By Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20825279 (lower left) Blue Suede Potato: By Paebi – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9736436…