…Athwal, by searching “Almond Journey” wherever you get your podcasts and online at Almonds.com. Listen to the segment below. Brian German Ag News Director / AgNet West Twitter LinkedIn Facebook…
Smokey Bear Through the Decades
Smokey Bear through the decades. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Dixie National Forest, UT, USA – May 24, 2020: A welcoming signboard at the entry point of…
Voices of the Valley: Cantaloupe 411 with Garrett Patricio of Westside Produce
Did you know that California farmers produce nearly 75% of all cantaloupes grown in the US? That makes for a total of $300 million in nationwide market sales. In this…
Breakdown of Farm Production Expenditures
A breakdown of farm production expenditures. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by photosergii@gmail.com/DepositPhotos USDA’s latest look at farm production expenditures in total and by various categories…
Labeling Lab-Grown Meat
Image by firn/DepositPhotos Ag leaders and various advocacy groups around the nation continue to take on the topic of lab-grown meat. Speaking at the Nebraska Governor’s Ag and Economic Summit,…
The SAF Coalition Welcomes Amazon as a New Member
A big name gets in the sustainable aviation fuel conversation. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by actionsports/DepositPhotos The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition announced that Amazon…
Almond Update: French Marketing Campaign Highlights Value of Almonds in Sports
The Almond Board of California (ABC) recently launched a creative marketing campaign in France. ABC’s European marketing director Dariela Roffe-Rackind said the campaign aligns with the buzz of the Paris…
Impacts of Hurricane Debby on Agriculture
The impacts of Hurricane Debby on agriculture. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by visuals6x/DepositPhotos How have crops and livestock been affected so far by what was…
Benefits of Composting for Farms
Learning the importance of composting. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours Image by thefutureis/DepositPhotos Summer Davies Seventeen-year-old Summer Davies of Florida is earning her Girl Scouts Gold Award…
DPR Grants $2.6 Million to Support Sustainable Pest Management Options
…and almond hulls to control soil pests. A project awarded $401,090 in funding is set to explore using walnut compounds to manage soil nematodes in orchards. On the Alliance Grants…
CBO Says House Farm Bill Cost Will Raise Deficit
Image by mj0007/DepositPhotos The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an official cost estimate of the House Ag Committee’s farm bill and said it’s $33 billion over budget and fails to…
China’s Food Self-Sufficiency Plans Hit Weather Snag
China’s plans for food self-sufficiency aren’t going as expected. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Chinese farmer on the plantation of tea. Image by NJR-Depositbuyer/DepositPhotos China’s quest for…
Profit Downturn for Global Ag Traders
Lower profits for global ag traders. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Wheat seed crop grain price goes up rising increase in global commodity market trade export. Image…
CA Prop Causing Nationwide Issues
Image by kalinovsky/DepositPhotos Pork producers here are feeling the squeeze of an animal confinement law from two thousand miles away. We’re now eight months into the enforcement of California’s animal…