…just wrapped up the first year of a 3-year statewide project evaluating the impact of cover crops to soil health and annual production. “It’s not a common thing that people…
USDA Predicts Increase in Farm Income for 2019
…cash receipts for all commodities are expected to be about 2.3 percent higher than last year. “In crops, we’re looking at an increase in farm cash receipts of about $4…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…use and various environmental emissions of beef cattle production in the United States. The aim is to establish baseline measures that the U.S. beef industry can use to explore ways…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…grow with the aid of MAP. Exports accounted for 63% of shipments in the 2017/18 crop year and are expected to continue to grow as the CWC seeks out new…
FFA Chapters Use Innovative Microsoft Solution to Delve Deeper Into Agriculture
…connect those students with those who are more production-focused and allow them to explore areas of interest.” Several chapters that received FarmBeats kits have already integrated computer coding into their…
Formal Lab-Grown Fake Meat Agreement is “What Consumers Deserve”
…Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on lab-grown fake meat oversight: “The formal agreement announced today (03-07-19) solidifies USDA’s lead oversight role in the production and labeling of lab-grown fake meat…
USDA and FDA Announce a Formal Agreement to Regulate Cell-Cultured Food Products from Cell Lines of Livestock and Poultry
…agreement to jointly oversee the production of human food products derived from the cells of livestock and poultry. FSIS and FDA released a formal agreement to address the regulatory oversight…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…mitigation, and to safeguard the U.S. nursery production system. Overall, USDA is providing $66 million in funding this year to support 407 projects in 49 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and…
Mustard Greens-a Good Spring Crop
…can wait and pluck the older leaves as you need them for a continuous crop. The raw greens have a unique mustardy, horseradish-like flavor. Some people who don’t like the…
BASF Sells Two Properties to Competitors
…new agriculture division of DowDuPont, purchased the Clearfield canola production system from BASF in the U.S. and Canada. Officials from Nufarm indicated that Trunemco will be commercialized in several important…
Study Reveals Pigs Can Transmit FMD Prior to Signs of Sickness
…The results showed that simulation of FMD outbreaks in the U.S. pig production sector, including a preclinical infectious period of one day, would result in a 40-percent increase in the…
Growing Your Own Hazelnuts
…may cause crop loss. When growing hazelnuts, they can handle a little shade, especially in hot and dry areas. They need at least 4 hours of direct sunlight a day…
WTO Officially Acknowledges Chinese Subsidies Violate Rules
…non-exempt support up to 8.5 percent of the total value of production for a specific product. The panel ruled that Chinese subsidies for producers from 2012 to 2015 were well…
PCAs Examine a Top California Grape Challenge: Mealybug
…in large amounts and leads to the growth of black sooty mold on wine grape crops. According to researchers at Oregon State University, vine mealybug and similar pests carry grapevine…