…avocado varieties look most promising for the San Joaquin Valley. Ben Faber, a UC Farm Advisor who specializes in soils, water, and subtropical crops, discussed the irrigation and soil requirements…
NCBA Membership Drive Encourages Commitment
…members to the organization during it’s “Just Ask” fall membership drive. NCBA is asking its members to recruit at least one new member from their community. The goal is to…
NIFA Funds Food Safety and Nutrition to Promote Safe Food Supply
…colonize lettuce crops. The results may inform pre-harvest food safety methods in the fresh produce industry. This set of awards also includes a project where University of Minnesota researchers will…
Register for New Educational Program for Beginning Farmers
…with FGF staff in developing a business proposal to manage their quarter-acre to produce and sell their crops. Information regarding the program for beginning farmers is available through the FGF…
Winter Mushroom Foraging
…year when many mushrooms disappear as the last of the autumn leaves fall to the ground. But there is one that’s a wintertime survivor. The oyster mushroom. It’s actually loves…
Grassley, Ag State Senators Maintain Push for NAFTA
…The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says NAFTA supports 138,000 jobs and $5.3 billion in exports from Grassley’s home state. At a recent appearance in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Grassley noted that…
Exploring a World without Food Animals
…high value crops, most of the additional food produced would include high-calorie crops like corn and soybeans. A complete shift away from food animal production would present major challenges to…
Monsanto On Track for Carbon Neutrality in 2021
…modern ag practices can reduce emissions and enable crops to be grown in a way that absorbs and stores greenhouse gases in the soil. From the National Association of Farm…
Study Says Ethanol Production Creates More Carbon Emissions
A study by the University of Wisconsin says carbon emissions increase when land is converted into crops for ethanol. The study released this week says the carbon emissions increase since…
2017 A Good Year for Pumpkin Pies
…a little iffy, getting that news out to farmers about what to do and a good end of the season put the fall classic back on track. And that means…
USDA/NIFA Invests in Programs to Increase Crop Productivity, Profitability, and Stewardship of Three Crops
…alfalfa production systems. The grants are funded through three NIFA programs: Alfalfa and Forage Research, Supplemental and Alternative Crops, and Potato Breeding Research. “For American farmers to continue to prosper…
Almond Board: Farmland Trusts
…fertile soil and diverse land resources allows year-round production of many agriculture commodities. The state produces more than 400 crops, and its top five commodities are: Milk and cream Grapes…
Almond Matters: Getting Proactive with Preemergents
Courtesy: UCANR In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, fall rains are on their way and weeds won’t be far behind. “Fleabane and marestail are two of the…
Fresno State Ag Mechanization Lab Gets Update
…whom are training to be educators and key members of the Central Valley ag industry.” The gift has already provided for a revamped welding area this fall with new multi-processing…