…states. It’s one of the most recognizable commodities in the world, and it’s been around forever, it seems. Ancient Mayans cultivated it long before it spread to the Americas sometime…
CDFA Fertilization Guidelines for Irrigated Agriculture Expanded
…PDFs and a limited amount of printed brochures are available from FREP upon request. Find the brochures on the Outreach and Education page of the FREP website under “Nutrient Management…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…commodities’ role in a nutritious diet that improves health or lowers the risk of chronic diseases. Study the efficacy of water disinfectants to eliminate/inactivate bacteria on commodities. Test recipes and…
Confusing Chicken Labels
Do you ever find yourself picking up packages of chicken examining the labels — such as enhanced, retained water, antibiotics, and wondering what exactly does that mean? Cathy Isom has…
Farmers Reminded to Respond to the 2015 Certified Organic Survey
…in California.” The survey asks farmers to provide information on acreage, production, and sales for a variety of certified organic crop and livestock commodities. NASS is also gathering information about…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…Also on Greenpeace’s Save the Bees page, a type of insecticide called neonicotinoids, is known to cause acute and chronic poisoning not just of one bee, but the entire colony….
Fresno’s National Ag Week and Nutrition Month
…Agriculture Week celebrates America’s diversity of people, cultures, commodities and landscapes involved in agriculture, as well as the diversity of crops, career opportunities and the economic activity generated by the…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…option with a streamlined application process. We also provide loans that can be used to build or upgrade storage for organic commodities, including cold storage, grain bins, bulk tanks and…
Agri View: Avian Flu…Again?
…General Information on Avian Influenza HPAI General Resources and Information Background on Avian Influenza & Responding to Avian Influenza Additional APHIS Avian Influenza Outreach Materials CDC H5 Avian Influenza Page…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Sampling
…Almonds.com for additional leaf sampling guidelines and to access the online calculator. From the Almond Board: It is important to supply almond trees with as much nitrogen as they need…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…Economy.) Historically, bulk commodities-wheat, rice, coarse grains, oilseeds, cotton, and tobacco-accounted for most of U.S. agricultural exports. However, in the 1990s, U.S. exports of consumer-oriented products inlucding high-value products (HVP)-…
EPA Moves to Cancel the Insecticide Flubendiamide
…soybeans, almonds, tobacco, peanuts, cotton, lettuce, alfalfa, tomatoes, watermelon, and bell peppers, with some crops having as many as 6 applications per year. Crops that have been properly treated with…
Sustainability on Consumers’ Minds
…conversations with consumers have changed as consumers are showing concerns about sustainability. “I think the real underlying question consumers are asking us to answer is ‘If almonds are good for…
Western View: Riding the Blossom Trail
…the trees are starting their year, heading for full bloom. The white blossoms of the almonds are out in force in Fresno County, and the pinks of the stone fruit…