…the Italian Trade Agency pavilion, and a wide variety of new seminars that cover everything from Organic farming to new technology in the ag industry. Attendees will also be able…
Elderberry Project Evaluates Viability of California Production
…to address the question of profitability for growing elderberries as a commercial crop. After the two-year elderberry project is completed the information will be used to create a production guide…
Agri View: TPP Trade Changes
…export trade. Particularly, every crop we grow/produce commercially, is involved in this process. I have talked many times about NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement. Which includes the United…
Agri View: Chill Hours and Peach Tree Production
…is referenced to the weather a peach tree needs to produce a good crop. But, what does it mean to the average person? Well, the chill hours will vary from…
North Coast Wildfires Less Impactful to Ag Than Early Reports
…fires resulted in 38 fatalities and the destruction of 5,300 homes. Initial reports were estimating catastrophic losses to the wine industry, however, 99.5 percent of the total wine grape crop…
Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018
…Provide a farm safety net that helps American farmers weather times of economic stress without distorting markets or increasing shallow loss payments. Promote a variety of innovative crop insurance products…
Classic Lunch Favorite Creamy or Nutty
…Two tablespoons are about 180 calories. In the United States ten states supply 99% of the peanut crop. Georgia is #1, followed by Texas, Alabama and Florida. I’m Cathy Isom……
Senate Votes to End Government Shutdown
…with import controls, core nutrition programs and crop insurance. Some speculate that the brief government shutdown harms efforts to pass future legislation later this year, including the next farm bill….
CCOF Annual Conference to Focus on Organic Hotspots
…Jaenicke have shown that median household incomes increase while poverty rates decrease in direct response to the amount of organic food and crop production in a given county. The data…
Farm Futures Releases 2018 Planting Intentions Survey Results
Farm Futures magazine recently released its survey of 2018 planting intentions, which shows that farmers aren’t quite ready to make major changes to their crop rotations. However, they are going…
Agri View: Time Changes Everything
…love and romance. The facts are the same. In nowhere do they apply more than in agriculture. Today’s young farmer wouldn’t last two crop years if he farmed like his…
Secretary Perdue Outlines USDA Services in the Event of a Government Shutdown
…ensure: Crop insurance companies will continue to deliver and service the federal crop insurance program during a government shutdown; Approved Insurance Providers (AIPS) will stay open and agents and loss…
Assistance Available to Agricultural Producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program
…for actively managing, maintaining, and expanding conservation activities like cover crops, ecologically-based pest management, buffer strips, and pollinator and beneficial insect habitat – all while maintaining active agriculture production on…
Almond Matters: Developing A Young Orchard
…“Since you’re not pulling out crop, you don’t need to apply a lot of fertilizer to get them to grow,” Doll noted. Other important factors are the consideration of nutrients…