…year. The companies, according to the letters, were seeking to wrap up contracts extending into 2017 by the end of August. Reuters says higher prices have prompted some food makers…
Lower Farm Product Prices Could Help Keep Lid on Food Prices
What could those projected huge farm crops and lower prices for crops and livestock mean for retail food prices? Gary Crawford has the story. Lower Farm Product Prices Could Help…
California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?
…Food safety and nutrient management on the farm The issue also includes two research papers focused on general production practices for crops. One report discusses on-farm food safety practices based…
Chicken Consumption Study
…2016 levels surpassing those from the previous two years, according to new research presented today at the 2016 Chicken Marketing Summit. In the two weeks leading up to the survey,…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…grow my own food. He trades with refrigeration companies so he doesn’t have to build coolers. We all trade with the electric utility for power. Trade is the fundamental mechanism…
Lower Meat Prices Stall Food Inflation
…percent before seasonal adjustment. The energy index declined in July and the food index was unchanged. The index for all items less food and energy rose, but posted its smallest…
Louisiana Flooding Destroys $14 Million of Rice
…he thinks his second crop is “toast or teal [duck] food.” Read more. Image credit: (lower right) The view Saturday (8-13-16) from atop Allen McClain’s grain bins south of Abbeville…
Agri View: Advancement of Farming
…food, including fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy, that everyone eats (Prax, 2010). That’s a large change in the amount of people associated with producing food and making sure that everyone…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
Agricultural officials confirm eradication of grape pest, lift quarantine restrictions Agricultural officials from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in…
Food Scraps
…food scraps into things you can use again. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Leftover Food Scraps 6 Fun Things to Do With Fruit and Vegetable Peelings…
Cancelling Atrazine Would Cost Farmers $2.5 Billion
…“Atrazine is the most widely used herbicide in conservation tillage systems. Without atrazine, farmers would have to use higher quantities of other herbicides that are less effective while increasing tillage…
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
…From: American Farm Bureau Labor Visa Backlogs Threaten 2016 Crops, Farm Bureau Calls for Action Agency delays in processing visas for workers who tend and harvest America’s food crops are…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…Initiative, which coordinates the Department’s work to develop strong local and regional food systems. Over the last seven years, USDA has invested close to $1 billion in 40,000 local food-related…
Climate Smart Agriculture
…World Food Center. Agenda and Presentations Webinar Agenda (.pdf) Presentation: Amrith Gunasekara, California Department of Food and Agriculture (.pdf) Presentation: Don Cameron, Terranova Ranch Inc (.pdf) Presentation: Lodewijk Stuyt, Wageningen…