A monthly measure of the agriculture economy shows post-harvest price rallies have lifted the spirits of farmers over the past month. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer released Tuesday…
CDFA: December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…Farm to Food Bank Month Event at Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose (Dec 2014) As part of Farm to Food Bank Month we once again ask our farmers…
No GMO Wheat Found in Commercial Supplies
…testing the farmer’s entire wheat harvest. All samples were found to be without any G.E. material. The National Association of Wheat Growers and U.S. Wheat Associates issued a release thanking…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…product is coming in probably eight to 12 days early.” That horn of plenty came as vegetable harvesting migrated south. As vegetable harvest finishes in Salinas, there can be a…
Cargill, BASF Developing Omega-3 Rich Canola
This replacement oil would ease harvesting pressure on wild fish populations A new groundbreaking type of canola in development by Cargill could give aquaculture farmers a more sustainable way to…
Optimizing Oats for Use as Dairy Forage
…cattle to graze them through late November or harvest the crop in early November for later use. The strategy allows production of an additional forage crop before winter. The oats…
Labor Issues Increase Vineyard Mechanization Attention
…have four or five guys behind the tractors and trailers that are continuously counting and monitoring the work and making sure we are within our harvest goals,” O’Quest said. Minimum…
Western View: Harvest Hosts Brings the Customers to your Farm
…you reach a new market. A company called Harvest Hosts is a membership program that connects RV owners with farmers, wineries, and museums around the country. harvest-hosts Here’s how it…
CAWG Elects New Board Members
…the winegrape industry on many challenging issues.” Aguirre also thanked CAWG’s outgoing board members for their dedication and service to the association and winegrape industry. Board members who have termed…
U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions
…committed to fighting hunger and feeding potential. We also will continue our partnerships to develop sustainable agriculture programs with smallholder farmers that help prevent post-harvest loss in major ingredients relevant…
AFBF 2016 Thanksgiving Dinner Price Survey
…Farmers and ranchers remain concerned about hunger in America. Many of our young farmers and ranchers in particular are involved in organizations such as Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest),…
Senate Ag Committee Urges Obama to Press China on Biotech Approvals
…global market for the food and fiber they harvest. If they are to remain competitive around the world, it is imperative that we hold our trading partners to the commitments…
Cotton Harvesting Behind the “Normal” Pace
The cotton harvest is continuing to be significantly behind the five year average and the pace of last year at this time. Gary Crawford has the story. behind the normal…
Global Food Prices Continue to Rise
…increase from last year was forecast due to record-large wheat harvest in Russia as well as a higher crop forecast for Kazakhstan. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…