The Western View: Teosinte

Taylor HillmanFeatures, Western View

…world. The leaves and stalk of Teosinte look like the plant that its descendants would become – it looks like a corn stalk with the typical long, pointed leaves. The…

Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

DanAquaculture, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy & Livestock, Drought, Environment, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, General, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Poultry, Seeds, Sheep, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables, Water

…alfalfa and corn silage—inputs for the important dairy and cattle industries—generate less revenue per unit of water. In the water-limited San Joaquin Valley, orchards grew from 34 percent to 40…