American Seed Trade Association President and CEO Andy LaVigne talks with AgNet Media’s Sabrina Hill about the evolution of plant breeding at their 55th annual Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference…
Agri View: Pecan Crop
…World website The Chinese went wild for American pecans — which may be bad news for wild pecan trees By Alina Simone In the mid-1990s, America’s domestic pecan market was…
Farm Bureau Approves Strategic Action Plan for 2016
The American Farm Bureau Federation today released highlights of its 2016 strategic action plan, which addresses public policy issues in the coming year. The plan is a result of deliberations…
2016 Cattle Industry Convention Draws Strong Crowd
…Jennifer Houston of Sweetwater, Tenn., and Joe Guild, Reno, Nev., is the new policy vice chairman. “The American beef industry is stronger than it has ever been,” said Brunner. “We…
Annual ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Meeting Underway
The 55th annual American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) Vegetable and Flower Seed meeting is underway in Anaheim. Sabrina Hill is at the meeting and speaks with ASTA President and CEO…
Agri View: Eat Healthy
…the tools, support and information they need to make healthier choices while instilling healthy eating habits in children that will last a lifetime. Nutrition Information The Dietary Guidelines for Americans,…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…help make the American food supply more resilient in the face of climate change. “In yet another example of how public and private resources can be leveraged together to address…
State Water Project Allocation Boosted
…Collectively, the SWP Contractors serve approximately 25 million Californians and just under a million acres of irrigated farmland. It is important to note that nearly all areas served by the…
Farmer Feedback Survey
Photo by luxomedia What the American Farm Bureau Federation wants to know about a handful of Ag Department programs through a farmer feedback survey. That’s coming up on This Land…
Agri View: Organic Food Scammers
…have to rely on trust when they buy organic items from produce merchants, even stuff they may subsequently package themselves Plus, there’s often confusion about what qualifies as “organic.” Here’s…
A Brief History of the Navel Orange in California – From the Sacramento Bee
…married three times and divorced twice, adopted an African American child, lived in New York City where she was a practicing spiritualist, marched with Fredrick Douglass in 1871 to petition…
National Peanut Butter Day
Celebrating a classic American food and lunchtime staple. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This Sunday, January 24th, is National Peanut Butter Day. And there’s a pretty good…
USDA Investments Make Big Impact for Rural America in 2015
…for millions of rural Americans. These investments have helped people secure affordable housing and become first-time homeowners, connected America’s remote towns with medical providers and business customers via telecommunications, improved…
Agri View: Pork Exports Up
…Export Federation. “Some of the comments noted that this was a surprisingly good combination of new and old — American pork used in Japanese dishes,” said Satoshi Kato, USMEF-Japan marketing…