Adding guacamole to your favorite foods may soon become more expensive. Food and Wine Dot Com says a package of almonds may become pricier as well. As California farmers welcomed…
Foreign Investment in U.S. Farmland Rising
A Chinese firm made big news in 2013 by spending $4.7 billion to acquire U.S. processor Smithfield Foods. In that same deal, the company also acquired over 146,000 acres of…
Dairy Producers Needed for Sorghum Research
The University of California is currently conducting sorghum research that is aimed at finding the most effective methods of growing sorghum as an alternative food source for dairy cows. The…
Western View: Teosinte and GMO Foods
…for consumption by humans is genetically modified food. There are no wild, seedless watermelons.” Since early times, people have systematically improved all of the foods we eat. Everything tastes better,…
Five First Aid Herbs to Grow Indoors
…Houseleek, Catnip, and Valerian. Fresh green sage herb plant Sage plant and essential oil used for seasoning food, aromatherapy, cosmetics etc. Pieces of aloe vera. Houseleeks plants Houseleeks growing in…
Agri View: Who Started Farming?
…since the first settlers arrived. They had to produce their own food or starve. But, agriculture was a big thing in America even further back than that. Our entire population…
Laurel Wilt Experts Caution California Avocado Industry
…be transmitted through integrated root systems. UF Tropical Fruit Crop Advisor Jonathon Crane showed attendees how quickly the disease could kill avocado trees with a series of slides. “What that…
Easy Fruits and Veggies to Grow in Pots
…face it, we all want to be green thumbs. And why wouldn’t we want to grow our own food? It really is a lot easier than we think. Container gardening…
Agri View: Reducing Food Waste
Everett Griner talks about the shocking food waste figures in today’s Agri View. Reducing Food Waste I mention this frequently because it is in the news quite often. Food waste….
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…same time, we’re also helping to strengthen local and regional food systems.” FINI is a joint program between NIFA and USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, which oversees SNAP and is…
Egg Shell Uses
…to dog food as a supreme calcium supplement. Egg shells can be used as a fun art project. Crush and add to paint for decorative walls or furniture. I’m Cathy…
Global Food Prices Hit Three-year High
Global food prices reached a three-year high in July, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO Food Price Index in July averaged 179.1 points in July…
Agri View: Hobby Farming
…acreage. Just enough land to grow food crops and raise animals. Some farms are as small as 20 acres. Some larger. Now, these are people who want to stay busy…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…California Department of Food and Agriculture revised upward the amount of tomatoes under processor contract, from 11.6 million tons to 11.8 million. Acreage remains the same, at 235,000. The California…