…hot water. She recommends draining then replacing with iced-cold water until the eggs have cooled off to prevent that green iron-sulfide ring from forming around the yoke. And if you’re…
Reebok to Manufacture Shoes Made from Corn, Organic Cotton
…to clean up the entire life cycle of shoe making,” Reebok says the sole of the new shoe will be made with petroleum-free, non-toxic industrial-grown corn, while the body of…
U.S. EPA Requires Ag Companies to Better Manage Pesticides in California’s Central Valley
…pesticide storage tanks. Use of refillable containers for two of its pesticides without properly identifying them as such, or including clean-up instructions. Failure to do so could lead to the…
$21.8 Million to Combat Citrus Disease
…extension personnel has resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy,…
100 Percent Water Allocation for CVP
…for water carried over from the 2016 water year and plans to effectively carry over water for the 2018 contract year. Information on CVP water supplies is available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvp-water/index.html….
Funding to Support Disaster Preparedness
…scientists and extension personnel has resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources…
Funding to Foster a Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
…water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign…
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…the Canadian market with ultrafiltered milk. Ultrafiltered Milk and Canada Milk is composed of butterfat, protein, other milk solids, and water. The standard composition of milk is 3-4 pounds of…
Grow Your Own Watermelons This Summer
Cathy Isom has some tips on how to grow your very own cool, crisp, summertime treat. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Grow Your Own Watermelons This Summer…
Making Products More Biodegradable With Starch
drop of water on paper treated with starch-based coating that repels water U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a starch-based coating that improves biodegradability and water resistance in…
Ag Confidence Grows as Latest DTN/PF Survey Suggests Strong Future
…That rule, a regulatory refinement of the Clean Water Act, potentially called for heavier regulation of pesticide applications. Farm groups have fought WOTUS from its inception, even though the EPA…
Natural Pest Repellents
…coming back! One solution is a Garlic-Chili Spray. Using sliced, spicy chili pods and cloves of garlic. Fill a jar halfway, the add water to the other half. Let this…
Agri View: GMO Crops Advance
…spite the fact that scientific study has found nothing wrong with them. Matter of fact it is conclusive that GMO seed helps growers reduce the volume of water needed to…