…modified foods began in 1994, when Calgene first marketed its unsuccessful Flavr Savr delayed-ripening tomato. Most food modifications have primarily focused on cash crops in high demand by farmers such…
Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture
…farmer George Berry built a combine around a steam traction engine and voilà: the first self-propelled combine. 6. Auto Truck: Machinery, critters and crops, among other heavy things, all need…
EPA: $3.3 Million in Funding for Water Reuse and Conservation Research
…potable water reuse systems in the United States. University of California Riverside, Riverside, Calif. to measure levels of contaminants of emerging concern in common vegetables and other food crops irrigated…
How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?
…temperature is rising at a faster rate, especially in winter. That’s good for winter crops, but not so good for crops that require chill hours.” Many tree crops require cold…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…focus on the adoption of transformative on‐farm solutions that enable the safe use of nontraditional water sources for irrigation water of food crops. More information about other projects can be…
CDFA Fertilization Guidelines for Irrigated Agriculture Expanded
The California Fertilization Guidelines on the Fertilizer Education and Research (FREP) website have been expanded to include recommendations for 18 crops, representing more than half of the irrigated agriculture in…
Agri View: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
…near Santa Barbara. He partnered with his family to purchase 42 acres for his farm, Good Land Organics, in 1990 and since has grown exotic, subtropical crops such as avocados,…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…this spring with eco-friendly crops like alfalfa and clover to develop healthier habitats for increasing the national bee population. Farmers and ranchers only had until March 21st, 2014 to sign…
Fresno’s National Ag Week and Nutrition Month
…Agriculture Week celebrates America’s diversity of people, cultures, commodities and landscapes involved in agriculture, as well as the diversity of crops, career opportunities and the economic activity generated by the…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…cover the production and handling of certified organic products from farm to market. For farmers and ranchers growing organics, the USDA Farm Service Agency offers several programs that can help….
Agri View: Farm Family Honor
…of American society. A practice continued throughout the nation’s history is family farming. The oldest form of managing crops, a family farm is a farm owned by a family, whose…
Safeguarding California – Climate Change Implementation Action Plan for Agriculture
…wind or precipitation events), have greater water retention (providing resiliency during water scarcity) and provide nutrients to crops, among numerous other ecosystem benefits. Senate Bill 103, emergency drought legislation from…
Quest to Convert Algae to Biofuel
…biofuel crops that are grown both for fuel and food. The rub was if algae are deprived of nitrogen, the cells become stressed and begin to produce lipids, but their…
Ten to Participate in Leadership Farm Bureau
…Daniel Bays of Patterson, who grows a variety of permanent and row crops, serves on the CFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers State Committee, and is active with a number of…