While dairy producers might not be feeling it amidst ongoing trade issues and price concerns, the demand for dairy is the strongest it’s been in the past five decades. According…
How to Propagate Spider Plant Babies
Spider plant Cathy Isom has a few tips for you about how to propagate spider plant babies. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. How to Propagate Spider Plant…
Sugar Beets Show Strong Potential as Livestock Feed
…evaluating the crop with funding support from the California Dairy Research Foundation to determine the best practices for cultivation on dairy operations. “The sugar beet yields in California are the…
UC ANR Takes In-Depth Look at the Cannabis Industry
…research publication from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, California Agriculture, highlights multiple components for the development of legal cannabis in California. The special issue details the history of cannabis in…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-27-19
…signed trade agreement with Japan, ‘Windows of Opportunity’ for summer cover crops, California leading the nation in specialty crop funding and details on the Organic Grower Summit session lineup. Tune…
Latest USDA Expectations for 2019 Cotton Crop
While latest cotton numbers from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are a bit lower than the previous report, the 2019 crop year is still expected to be the largest in…
California Leads Nation in Specialty Crop Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that California leads the nation in the amount of funding support received for specialty crops. For the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program,…
Raised Bed Gardening Kid Friendly Veggies
What better way to teach a child where there food comes from than in a garden. Cathy Isom tells you about some kid friendly veggies to grow in a raised…
Concerns Over New Tomato Suspension Agreement with Mexico
Mexican officials have agreed to terms with the U.S. Department of Commerce in regard to a new tomato suspension agreement between the two countries. The new agreement that was reached…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-26-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the newly signed trade agreement between the U.S. and…
U.S. Pork Producers Seeking Expanded Export Opportunities
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPPC-Sept. 26, 2019) — The U.S. pork industry ships more product to the 20 countries covered by free-trade agreements than we do the rest of the world combined….
Almond Update: Nominate for the Almond Achievement Award
The Almond Board of California (ABC) awards the Almond Achievement Award at their annual conference in December, and you can nominate someone today. ABC Industry Relations Specialist Rebecca Bailey wants…
Best Edible Mushrooms You Can Grow
King Oyster If you would like to try a different type of gardening, try growing a delicacy like a mushroom. Cathy Isom tells you about some of the best edible…
Agriculture Groups Respond to Japan Trade Deal
…access will be: fresh beef frozen beef fresh pork frozen pork Tariff Elimination:Tariffs will be eliminated immediately on over $1.3 billion of U.S. farm products including, for example: almonds blueberries…