The unrelenting triple-digit heat streak in many valleys of California is starting to affect crops. Burford Ranch said last week that they are finally seeing the effects in the Central…
Plant Fruit Trees in Your Yard
…harvest. In terms of food production, this is fantastic news because trees don’t require nearly as much attention as raised bed gardens. Planting fruit trees provides tons of food over…
Study: Farmers Will Buy Less Crop Insurance if it Costs More
…of Cornell University says, “crop insurance would likely respond fairly quickly to large cuts.” Woodard’s work was recently published in the Journal of Risk and Insurance. He says crop insurance…
Agri View: Imported Invasive Disease Problems
…and time consuming. If he intends to produce a crop. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner… Image credits: (both top feature images) Cotton blue disease (Cotton leafroll dwarf…
USDA Invests in Projects to Spur Innovation in Grazing Lands, Organic Systems and Soil Health
…drive innovation and spur cutting-edge projects,” said Bill Northey, USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation. “This year’s competition resulted in an impressive array of proposals that will ultimately benefit…
Water Recycling Projects Continue Improving Agricultural Water Supplies
…aspects of increasing the use of recycled water in agricultural production. As technology continues to advance and water regulation continues to increase, the overall value of recycled water will be…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…the top exporter of pork in the world; it is the globe’s lowest-cost producer of pork. U.S. pork producers last year shipped more than 26 percent of total production, worth…
Higher Inventory and Tariffs Impacting Cattle Markets
…crop, as well as a look at how rapidly the U.S. cattle herd is increasing. The July first all cattle and calves number was one percent higher than last year,…
Agri View: Beef Exports Challenged
…be taken into consideration. The biggest factor is, Australia is preparing to move up in the global beef business. Australian producers will raise their beef production as much as 6…
Food Processing Grants Available to Help Improve Energy Efficiency
The state of California will be offering $57 million in food processing grants in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The grant funding distributed by the new Food Production…
Almonds Don’t Lactate: FDA to Enforce Standards for Milk Labeling
…Identity to a lactating animal,” Gottlieb stated. “An almond doesn’t lactate, I will confess.” Dairy groups have been making the charge to enforce standards for milk production for several years…
Report Says Meat, Dairy to Become World’s Biggest Polluters
…The report says meat and dairy production is concentrated in a small number of countries, including the U.S. China, the European Union, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia. The…
Turkey Industry Reviewing Salmonella Controls Amid Outbreak
…live turkeys. In a statement, the NTF says its members are individually reviewing their salmonella control programs in all phases of production. They’re also working as a group through the…
Agri View: Producing Tea in America?
…in the world, it can be grown in America. We grow some of the largest crops in the world, and some of the smallest. What about tea? It is a…