The Almond Board of California recently hosted a tour in the Central Valley, targeting the Mexican baking industry to showcase the potential of almonds in sweet baked goods. This event…
Michigan Cherry Production Keeps National Totals Up
…the weight of keeping national sweet cherry numbers up, while other sweet cherry states are seeing their numbers drop. “[The] total national number, 355,000 tons, technically you could say is…
Summer Cookout Prices Up This Year
…high path avian influenza have decreased and chicken populations have recovered from the 2022 avian influenza outbreak. Our potato salad ingredients are four percent less expensive this year, even though…
Sweet Cherry Production Report
…does the addition of a state impact this season’s sweet cherry production forecast from USDA? Rod Bain tells us. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On…
Sweet History of National Donut Day
The sweet history of National Donut Day. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Assorted donuts with chocolate frosted, pink glazed and sprinkles donuts. By beats1/DepositPhotos image June 7th…
Almond Update: Seeds for Bees Program Accepting Applications
…and applications will be accepted through August 31. Maldonado said they strive to get the seed delivered to growers well before October 1. “That’s just because that sweet spot is…
International Complications for U.S. Exports
…Quarles, CEO of the National Potato Council, said the international issues are “tremendously complicated.” Halstrom said the U.S. Meat Export Federation is “extremely optimistic” for export markets and overseas demand…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 10-05-23
…the Farm Bill, the great opportunity for growth of almond consumption in Germany, and the observation results from the Kern County potato variety trial. Tune in to the show for…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 10-02-23
…for almonds, and Kern County potato variety selection trial results. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes……
The California Kitchen: Perfect Potato Chips
In today’s California Kitchen, learn how to prepare Perfect Potato Chips with The Untamed Chef, Albert J Hernandez. Perfect Sweet Potato Hash Here is what you will need… Perfect Potato…
Canned, Frozen Corn Industry Struggling
…whose primary experience with corn is the butter-drenched cob variety, it might come as a surprise that other forms of sweet corn are in trouble. A new University of Illinois…
Farmers’ Share of July Fourth Food Dollar Continues to Shrink
…hamburger buns retail for $3.49, but the farmers’ share is only ten cents. Party-size potato chips are $5.99, but the farmers’ share is 29 cents. Two pounds of ground beef…
California Crop Conditions Heading into July
…tomatoes continue to grow across the Central Valley. Sweet potatoes, sweet corn, garlic, and onion harvests have either begun or are in progress. Summer vegetables have been planted, and various…
Cherries Abundant for Independence Day
…Independence Day. The USDA forecast for sweet cherries this season is expected to be about 371 million tons, which is a 60 percent increase from last year. The USDA National…