Agri View: Migrant Trends

DanAgri View, General

…workers with no legal status in the United States. Many farm workers arrive with solid agricultural skills firmly grounded in practical experience and working knowledge of agriculture. This expertise is…

Agri View: Eat Your Vegetables

DanAgri View, Vegetables

…by hunter-gatherers and entered cultivation in several parts of the world, probably during the period 10,000 BC to 7,000 BC, when a new agricultural way of life developed. At first,…

Agri View: Smart Phones

DanAgri View, General, Technology

Everett Griner talks about agriculture adopting smart phones and “apps” in today’s Agri View. Smart Phones From USDA/Smart Phones the Latest Tool for Sustainable Farming Seems like there’s an “app”…

Fog Compensates for Low Elevation

Taylor HillmanSpecialty Crops, Weather

…areas of the world have higher elevations to help with that requirement and fog is a key substitute for that in California. More About Chill Requirements Pistachios (Pistacia vera L.)…

USDA Shares 2015 Results

DanAquaculture, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy & Livestock, Environment, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, Forestry, Fruits & Vegetables, General, Goat, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Labor and Immigration, Poultry, Seeds, Sheep, Soil, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Technology, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables, Wine

Agriculture (USDA) investments in their communities. Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a list of USDA’s top achievements in 2015, demonstrating USDA’s efforts to help farmers and ranchers bring their…