…diet of tomatoes to avoid shutdowns. “If they get a gap in there where they don’t have any ripe tomatoes, they have to shut down,” he said. “They don’t want…
Ex-Trade Negotiator Says Trump “Misguided” on NAFTA
…snare farm exports in trade disputes. “Personally, I think it’s a misguided objective for a trade agreement,” Vetter says, “I don’t believe the trade deficit is a way of measuring…
Agri View: Soybean Potential
…bushels per acre. I don’t know what the national average is, but it is substantially lower than that. Some individual farmers have reached 100 bushels per acre. But, it was…
Wind Power Advancing in U.S.
…has joined the “5,000 Megawatt Club” a distinction only four other states have achieved. But, we don’t intend to stop. A year ago, I announced another goal for Kansas –…
Agri View: Lemon Imports
…mostly used for seasoning. But, it is an important crop for a lot of growers. Maybe we don’t grow enough lemons in this country because we are now importing lemons…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
…assay? They don’t even tell how they did the detection! 4. Reporting. The report does not provide a “limit of detection” or LOD. The LOD is defines the edge of…
UC Asian Citrus Psyllid Scouts Trying to Avert Huanglongbing Disaster
…15 years. “We don’t want to let that happen here,” said Beth Grafton-Cardwell, UC Cooperative Extension entomology specialist. Grafton-Cardwell hired O’Sullivan and her colleagues who monitor citrus in San Diego,…
Agri View: Growing Industrial Hemp
…not delve into why North Carolina farmers want to grow hemp. You don’t just plant the land. They grow hemp commercially in a couple of Canadian provinces. But, there are…
NMPF Proposal to Improve H-2A for Dairy Advances Thanks to Rep. Newhouse
…legally documented, and where many employers don’t have access to a viable guest worker program.” He added that NMPF and its members “remain committed to a long-term solution to the…
Dairy Farmers work to Help Cows Stay Cool
…dairy farmer Donny Rollin said. “However, let’s not bet the farm that higher milk prices will follow,” McCullock said, adding that U.S. butter and cheese stocks are still “at fairly…
National Hot Dog Day
…backyard grill or visiting one of a handful of restaurants that will be offering deals on hot dogs–even restaurants that don’t necessarily specialize in wieners, frankfurters or sausages. The season…
Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce Spoilage
Chlorine dioxide pouches placed inside fruit-packing cartons kill pathogens but don’t damage fruit Photo by Jinhe Bai. A small plastic pouch, half the size of a credit card, could soon…
Agri View: Getting Food to the Needy
…get food to needy families. There is WIC, SNAP, and other programs that provide a plan, but, not a lot of results. They don’t reach the levels they are intended…
Agri View: Busy as a Bee
…hear someone use the term ‘busy as a bee’ be assured that it is a special term, but, they really don’t know what it means. That’s Agri View for today….