This year’s California almond crop is forecasted to exceed 2 billion pounds, according to the California Almond Objective Measurement Report by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 10 grants totaling $7.2 million for research on the interactions of plants, microbes, and invertebrates. This…
Germany Pork Consumption at 11 Year Low
Pork consumption in Germany has fallen to an 11 year low, as the nation is cutting back on the world-recognized Bratwurst and hot dogs in favor for more vegetables. Bloomberg…
USDA Releases July WASDE, Crop Production Reports
The recent World Agriculture Supply and Demand (WASDE) report by the Department of Agriculture projects corn and soybean farmers will grow more crop than previously anticipated. USDA on Wednesday increased…
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
…concentrate to protect against all 23 of the most common FMD strains currently circulating in the world. Maintain a vendor-managed inventory of 10 million doses of vaccine, which is the…
Western View: Ventura County
…just doesn’t compute that people grow food there. Well, they do. This is one of the prettiest places in the world to grow a lemon, and they do a fine…
Best Plants to Plant to Feed the Bees
…food. Such as avocados, almonds and many of our favorite tree fruits. And we can’t forget honey! Bees are such a valuable agricultural resource, they are responsible for pollinating 80…
Pork Wants U.S. Bilateral Trade Deal with Japan
…deal with Japan, the highest value market for U.S. pork exports. A Pork Network Dot Com article says now that the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement has gone away, the U.S. needs…
Agri View: Transporting Crops
Everett Griner talks about how transporting crops has changed in today’s Agri View. Transporting Crops Growing food and fiber on our farms is one thing. Getting it to consumers is…
Humiston Stressed Value, Infrastructure to House Ag
…value of agricultural research and innovation, along with the importance of the infrastructure itself. Humiston talking with AgNet West about her House Ag Committee experience. “We’ve got studies showing that…
Agri View: Growing Population Challenges
Everett Griner talks about farmers not concerned about challenges ahead with the growing population in today’s Agri View. Growing Population Challenges Feeding the world population of 9 billion people is…
Farmland Market Trend Hard to Define
…shows a price decline from previous selling prices. Ag land values in most areas should be expected to continue gradually declining over the next several years if commodity prices and…
Groups Celebrate First U.S. Beef to China
…and delicious beef once again,” said Uden. NCBA efforts to help restore access to the Chinese market finally paid off this year as U.S. and Chinese negotiators reached an agreement…
Agri View: Cleaner Living
Everett Griner talks about living in a cleaner world, thanks to the E.P.A. in today’s Agri View. Cleaner Living Let’s be honest. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gets a lot…