In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Sweet Corn Grits with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 C QUICK Grits 3.5 C…
Trade Tensions Escalate with Another Chinese Tariff Increase
…Corn Growers Association, the American Soybean Association, and the National Association of Wheat Growers have all issued statements detailing the negative impact that the trade tension with China has already…
Old Tea Bags Can Help Your Garden
…to the soil. Acid-loving plants such as corn, carrots, and cucumbers are just a few on that list. Along with adding the used tea leaves directly to your containers, add…
NCC Says E15 Waiver Will Harm Chicken Producers
…waiver for the summer months that has historically been applied only to E10. “As corn users, our industry faces potential impact by changes in biofuels policy such as modifying the…
Deadline Extended for Producers to Certify 2018 Crop Production for MFP Payments
…to producers of corn, cotton, sorghum, soybeans, wheat, dairy, hogs, fresh sweet cherries and shelled almonds. FSA will issue payments based on the producer’s certified total production of the MFP…
Farming Has a Long History in the Western U. S.
…were stone-ground, using a metate. Seeds were parched in hot coals and ground into meal. Pine nuts were ground into a paste. Corn was ground to make corn meal. these…
Growing Your Own Lettuce
…Otherwise, you can grow all varieties of lettuce outdoors from seed. Lettuce needs soil which is loose, cool, and well-draining. Some of the best companion plants for lettuce include: Corn,…
US Wins Another Dispute Over Chinese Trade Practices
…announced that the WTO panel found China had administered its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, corn, and rice in a manner that unfairly limited American grain farmers access to the…
Follow the Basic Steps for Stewardship of Treated Seed
…Stewardship is a partnership between ASTA and CropLife America, with support from: Agricultural Retailers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, National…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…the farm bill RMA is offering a new endorsement for farmers. Producers of corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, cotton, canola, peanuts, rice, barley, wheat, and sunflowers now have the option to…
California Antique Farm Equipment Show Opens April 12
…big amount of older tractors, a lot of hit and miss engines…they’ll be a blacksmith demonstration going on, we’ll have some corn showing going on, we’ll have engines out around…
April is Get Your Garden Springtime Ready Month
…when the soil is warm enough. Starting your tomato and broccoli seeds indoors, as well as planting peanuts, sweet potato, squash, cucumbers, melons, and corn. Also, anywhere where mulch is…
New Report Highlights the Scale of Industry Concentration in Agriculture
…input sector. Market share for the largest four U.S. corn seed companies grew from 59 percent in 1975 to 85 percent in 2015. The biggest U.S. soybean seed businesses increased…
Seed Industry Storms the Hill
…universities and companies of all sizes,GEM supports global food security by promoting genetic diversity in corn. LEARN MORE. ASTA members representing 15 states are participating in a total of more…