…White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the administration respects his decision to withdraw. Clovis, who was already serving as the senior White House adviser on USDA, added that he…
Jack O’ Lanterns Made With Fruit
…costs a little less than a pumpkin this time of year. When it’s lit, using either a battery-operated tea light or candle, the entire pineapple shell will glow in a…
Food Evolution Explores GMO Concerns
…cast the technology in a negative light and “are blatantly misleading. They say things that are completely wrong with an intent to misinform, which I think is really sad.” The…
USDA Invests in Research on Next Generation of Agricultural Technology
…crops. This project will shed light on bumblebees flight patterns to help efforts to sustain their populations. Researchers at Iowa State University are developing a low-cost electronic sensor to monitor,…
Agri View: New Causes Arise of Dead Zones
Everett Griner talks about some new causes coming to light for dead zones in our oceans in today’s Agri View. New Causes Arise of Dead Zones…
The Western View: Puerto Rico
…answering the call as quickly as humanly possible. Bloomberg, in an interview with a retired Navy Admiral, says that we’ve sent numerous ships, including the light amphibious carriers Kearsarge and…
2017 California Prune Harvest Returns to Typical Levels
…Service (NASS). The projected harvest will yield a 99-percent increase over the unusually light 2016 harvest of 52,851 tons (47,946 metric tonnes). USDA and NASS estimates are based on surveys…
Starting a Hydroponic Garden or Farm
…Water Culture and the Wick System. Next, you’ll need a light source. It is recommended that you buy a starter kit that will include all of the necessary components. Look…
Stabenow Supports Call to Withdraw Clovis Nomination
…Economics. The Hagstrom Report says shortly the announcement, Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow says that if the Clovis nomination isn’t withdrawn, she will highlight his comments on minorities, gays, Barack Obama,…
A Faster, Less Costly Way to Process Walnuts
…drying method takes more than 24 hours to dry walnuts and uses a significant amount of natural gas and electricity. Infrared—a form of intense light that’s felt, but not seen—dries…
Perdue Farms to Upgrade Animal Welfare Standards
…production. Some of Perdue’s improvements will include more room for chickens to move, more light during the day, and longer periods of lights-out for rest. Other changes include more chicken…
Fascinating Firefly Facts
…glowing tail uses 100% of the energy it produces to emit light. By comparison, the average incandescent light bulb releases 90% of its energy as heat and 10% as light,…
Pollinator Partnership’s 10th Annual Pollinator Week
…In New York City, Collin O’Mara from the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) will be joining Shark Tank host Daymond John at the Empire State Building on June 22 to light…
ICFA Lobby for Practical Cannabis Growing Guidelines
…use light deprivation techniques. Some of the key points made by the group centered on the co-mingling of ‘harvest batches’ and how cultivation areas will be regulated. ICFA argues that…