The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Final Grape Crush Report for 2021 demonstrated an increase of 9.2 percent from 2020. “We weren’t overly surprised by what we saw,”…
Spring Vegetable Crop Research Update April 6
…processing tomatoes and melons. Following the break, other presentations will include an update on CDFA’s beet curly top virus control program and a look at a web-based decision tool for…
Fragile, Invasive Weed Threatening Ecosystems of Lakes and Ponds
…thick mats in shallow areas of a lake, killing off native aquatic plants that fish and other underwater species rely on for food and shelter. Courtesy photo from the Minnesota…
Week in Review: Shipping Costs and Carrier Consolidation & New Fertilizer Grant Program
…a new grant program. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is discontinuing surveillance sampling of leafy greens grown in Salinas Valley. Get all of the agricultural headlines of the…
American Agriculture Exports to Mexico in 2021 Help Narrow Trade Gap
…the trade gap between the two countries for agricultural goods. “The highly integrated and complimentary nature of U.S.–Mexico food and agricultural supply chains ensured that record trade was observed across…
Gene-Edited Beef Cattle Receive Low-Risk Determination from FDA
Two gene-edited beef cattle and their offspring have received a low-risk determination from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It marks the first time that an intentional genomic alteration…
Sunflowers Should be Included with Horticulture Farming
…insect for many crop plants. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Sunflowers Should be Included with Horticulture Farming Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1,…
Discovery FFA Programs Provide Students With New Experiences
…Duran, has used the new program to provide middle school students with agricultural leadership experiences that relate to those of the high school students in the community. Agriculture programs in…
Proposed and Coming Changes to Organic National List
The National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for organic foods is receiving some changes. Generally natural substances are allowed in organic production while synthetic ones are prohibited, but there…
What You Need to Know if You’re Considering Farming Cress
…Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. What You Need to Know if You’re Considering Farming Cress Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s…
Industry Collaboration Helps End Surveillance Sampling of Leafy Greens
…enough for FDA to discontinue the broad sampling program for the 2022 growing season. However, FDA has reserved the right to resume the sampling program in the event of future…
VofV: Navigating Climate Change – A Guide on How to Use Technology to Foster Climate-Resilient Agriculture
…and is being asked to produce more food with less natural resources. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On…
Less Than a Month Left to Apply for Meat Processing Grants
…Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. The maximum award amount available to eligible meat and poultry processors is $25 million, or 20 percent of total project costs. Grant funding is…
Four-Legged Pets Trained to Sniff Out Damaging, Invasive Pests
…program, are learning how to spot and stop spotted Lanternflies and Japanese beetles before it’s too late. These highly trained dogs represent some of the recent successes of the Agricultural…