…youth seeking employment or already employed in agricultural production. “Agricultural safety and access are key to a thriving agricultural community,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “Through our investments in AgrAbility,…
Cotton Harvesting Behind the “Normal” Pace
The cotton harvest is continuing to be significantly behind the five year average and the pace of last year at this time. Gary Crawford has the story. behind the normal…
Pistachio Crop Blows Past Record Estimates
…size is going to be somewhere between 905 million pounds and 915 million pounds.” Production totals in 2016 will shatter the current record of 551 million pounds set in 2012….
Agri View: Agriculture Curriculum
…educating our youth about the realities of food production? It is something that is a part of life forever. Officials in Kenya see teaching agriculture as a sure way of…
Dairy Industry Segment Doesn’t Want TPP
…from New Zealand. They fear those imports will replace a great deal of Wisconsin milk in cheese production. The deal would allow dairy producers access to 11 other countries in…
Turkey Production Almost Back to Normal After Bird Flu Outbreak
As Thanksgiving approaches, what is the situation for U.S. turkey production? Gary Crawford has the story. turkey-production-almost-back-to-normal…
Ranchers see Better Pastures, Tough Markets
…said he did not have to reduce his own herd during the drought, but he did cut back on his hay production so that more of that land could be…
Global Food Prices Continue to Rise
…of high-quality wheat even as the overall prospects for global wheat harvests have improved. Updated forecasts for production and stocks World cereal production for 2016 should amount to 2 571…
EPA Approves Some Dicamba-Based Herbicides
Monsanto’s new dicamba-based weed killers were approved for use this week by the Environmental Protection Agency. The weed killers are designed for use on next generation biotech soybean and cotton…
National Agricultural Conservation Survey Begins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is surveying 16,000 farmers and ranchers across the country through February 2017 about their conservation and production practices on…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Sessions
…and influential industry members on industry research, production news and regulatory issues. The three-day conference also features workshops and poster sessions dedicated to research topics, as well as presentations on…
Almond Matters: New Tool for California Growers
…from ReTain? “It works by delaying ethylene production. So what you’re going to see in the field is a longer bloom that has more opportunity to be pollinated and then…
Cautious Optimism Ahead in Dairy Prices
…stocks to use ratio. U.S. milk production trends are starting to move east. Bailey said the most recent milk production report showed a decline in California milk production and a…
USDA WASDE Report At a Glance
…and pork production forecasts more than offset reductions in broiler and turkey production. Beef production is increased on the pace of slaughter and heavier carcass weights. Pork production for 2016…