…Some of the places ill people reported contact with live poultry include their home, someone else’s home, work or school settings. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Says Organic Eggs Have Largest Price Premiums
…narrower range of premiums. Organic carrots were priced between 20 and 27 percent higher than non-organic carrots during 2004 to 2010. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Purdue University Discovers Process Increasing Milk Shelf Life
…reach distant locations where transport times using only pasteurization would mean that milk would have a short shelf life upon arrival. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Lawmakers Call for Dairy Program Sign up Extension
…prices have dropped almost 40 percent and cheese stocks now stand at record-high levels. The current enrollment deadline is September 30th. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Farm Lending Needs Remain High
…report. The Agricultural Finance Databook is a quarterly compilation of national and regional agricultural finance data by the Federal Reserve Bank. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
…reports are coming from growers in the southern San Joaquin Valley, which started harvest in late June, said Mike Montna, president and CEO of the California Tomato Growers Association. As…
Strawberry Tool Tells Producers When to Treat
…California. According to USDA Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, in 2014 the United States produced 3 billion pounds of strawberries valued at nearly $2.9 billion, and California is the number-one state…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…of agricultural issues. Among other things, the 58-page document urges Congress to remove the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – food stamps – from the Farm Bill. More than 75…
Agri View: Lost Land
…of public land, environment, natural resource and Native American law at the University of Wyoming, is the author of “The Western Range Revisited: Removing Livestock from Public Lands to Conserve…
Almond Board: Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum
…techniques. Director for Sustainability and Agricultural Affairs with the Almond Board of California, Gabrielle Ludwig tells us more. Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum More from The Almond Board: Water Management and…
Lessons from Six California Soil Care Farmers
…Association of Resource Conservation Districts. The farm visits showcased the soil health goals and experiences of six farmers who are familiar with soil care principles across a wide range of…
Ag Labor and Border Security Require Balanced Approach
For farmers and ranchers, immigration reform must balance agriculture’s need for a dependable supply of agricultural labor with enhanced security at our nation’s border. A new video produced by the…
Agri View: Bad Weather
…USDA commodity forecasters as well as for the Secretary of Agriculture and other top officials at the Department. Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights (sign up for updates) Agricultural Weather Highlights…
Western View: Kings Forest
…There’s a foreboding threat of violence in the protests known as the Sagebrush Rebellion. This is an issue we need to study and resolve. Western View: King Forest It began…