…also be weak. And so it follows that weak plants have poor production, leading to more time and money spent on a low quantity of low quality vegetables. This means…
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…2015) • U.S. beef production (commercial carcass weight) was 23.69 billion pounds. (2015) The total U.S. beef consumed was 24.807 billion pounds. (2015) Average annual U.S. retail Choice beef price…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…“microloan” option, which allows applicants seeking less than $50,000 to qualify for a reduced down payment of five percent and no requirement to provide three years of production history. Farms…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…growth with carbon sequestering agricultural systems such as almond production can reduce the effect of urban heat islands and support farm land production on urban boundaries.” According to the California…
Factors Impacting Cost of Production
Subcommittee Examines Factors Impacting Cost of Production Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, held a hearing to highlight the positive…
Slightly Higher Acres Removed in Almond Report
…the previous high prices for almonds. Prices have dropped significantly however, and producers are taking those trees out of production. Doll says the other factor is water scarcity and price….
Biofuels and Bioproducts
…This BETO-funded project advanced the technological readiness for the production of BDO and illustrates the potential of capitalizing on renewable chemical production within a biorefinery. Moving forward, BETO will continue…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…in food production and distribution. Joining Rikkers at the market were representatives from the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture, a non-profit organization that operates a farm, mobile market,…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…an ostrich is brought to slaughter the meat is sold to distributors and restaurants, the hide is sold for the production of high quality leather products, the feet are ground…
Bison Our National Mammal
…Browning, Montana, in a culturally and spiritually meaningful homecoming. Bison production on private ranches is in its strongest economic condition in more than a decade. The total value of privately…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…products, currently as high as 35 percent, will be eliminated within four years. Other Products Cotton: Vietnam was the United States’ second-largest cotton market in 2015, with exports reaching a…
Pork Producers “Fly-In”
…for production of enough vaccine to address the early stages of an outbreak and of the millions of additional doses needed to respond to a medium- or large-scale outbreak. “Those…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…threatens citrus production in the United States and other nations,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Thanks to the continued, coordinated efforts between growers, researchers, and state and federal government, we…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…and philosophy of organic production, and certification offers a quick and easy starting place for our conversations with our community. Beyond that, being certified is a way for our small…