In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing roasted Parmesan artichoke pomodoro with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 4 Large Artichokes Cleaned 8…
Spring Picnic Market Basket
…as whole milk. Egg prices saw the biggest drop in prices since bird flu impacted production in 20-14 and 15. This year, egg production expecting to hit the 100 billion…
Agri View: 2018 Farm Bill Debate
Everett Griner talks about the debate beginning on the 2018 Farm Bill in today’s Agri View. Well Congress is working on the next Farm…
Reebok to Manufacture Shoes Made from Corn, Organic Cotton
…the shoe will be made with 100 percent organic cotton. The line is part of the company’s Corn + Cotton initiative. Both the cotton and corn in Reebok’s new shoes…
Senators Ask Administration to Act on Dairy Trade Barriers by Canada
…“We don’t feel good about U.S. farms going out of business. But you know what? It’s not our responsibility. It’s your own responsibility, as a country, to manage your production.”…
$21.8 Million to Combat Citrus Disease
…authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “HLB is considered to be the most devastating citrus disease and threatens U.S. citrus production,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “NIFA is funding innovative…
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
…AFRI Foundational RFA supports six priorities of the 2014 Farm Bill: plant health, production, and plant products; animal health, production, and animal products; food safety, nutrition, and health; bioenergy, natural…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…this demand that emerged several years ago by making multi-million-dollar plant investments and expanding production and export volumes of these milk proteins. USDA trade data reveals that in 2010 U.S….
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report
…ending stocks. U.S. fiscal year 2016/17 beet sugar production is decreased 110,000 short tons, raw value (STRV) to 4.996 million. Read the full World Agricultural Supply and Demand Report. (.pdf)…
Hog Prices Expected to Increase in 2017, Despite Challenges
…costs of production may reach 10-year lows. Estimated total costs of production reached $67 per live hundredweight in 2012 driven by high feed prices. For calendar year 2017 that may…
Making Products More Biodegradable With Starch
…found separately in either material. The films could dramatically enhance future production of food packaging, plastic bags and other synthetic products. Scientists expect to apply the technology to additional items,…
Ag Confidence Grows as Latest DTN/PF Survey Suggests Strong Future
…said. “We’re not going to hit a grand slam this year, but as long as we can work on our cost of production, keep prices at or above that, we’ll…