…come from Ecuador. Due to its location of being right on the Equator, it gets more sunlight per day allowing growers to cultivate their crop all year long. I’m Cathy…
Maximizing Cover Crop Benefits for Growers
…Smither-Kopperl talked about the multiple benefits cover crops can have and how they are developing budget-friendly mixes for different producers. Agronomist Valerie Bullard showed results from a nationwide-wide trial that…
Trump Administration Planning USDA Reorganization
…that would shrink the USDA size because FSIS also employs a large staff that inspects meat production on a daily basis. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senate Agriculture Committee Leaders Find Common Ground in Bipartisan Farm Bill
…all regions, as well as those in need of assistance, by: Providing Certainty for Farmers, Ranchers, and Growers Preserving and strengthening crop insurance and other risk management tools for commodity,…
Under Secretary McKinney to Lead Japan Trade Mission
…Trading Co., Huntington Beach, Calif. Pacific Valley Foods, Bellevue, Wash. Pearl Crop, Inc., Stockton, Calif. Phelps Creek Vineyards, Hood River, Ore. Pure Steeps Beverage, LLC, Anaheim, Calif. Redwood Trading Group,…
Agri View: Drones Solving Agriculture Problems
…problems always has aided farmers is nothing short of fantastic. It can be used on any crop. You see, a drone can show the farmers the exact spot in the…
Bayer Closes Monsanto Acquisition
…forward.” Liam Condon, member of the Bayer Board of Management, will lead the combined Crop Science Division when the integration commences. Until that time, Monsanto will operate independently from Bayer….
USDA Announces Producer Approval of California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…handlers who will become regulated by the new FMMO. California represents over 18 percent of all U.S. milk production and is currently regulated by a state milk marketing order administered…
More Than 20,000 Dairy Farms Have Signed up for MPP
…milk production. Congress earlier this year revised MPP retroactively for 2018, including lower premiums for higher levels of coverage. Dairy groups had long advocated for changes to the program that…
Agri View: Trade War Threat Continues
…crop? That is how much goes to China right now. It is estimated that if China imposes the tariff that is mentioned, it will cost the United States $50 billion…
USDA and FDA Announce Key Step to Advance Collaborative Efforts to Streamline Produce Safety Requirements for Farmers
…improvements help accomplish that goal,” said Secretary Perdue. “Specialty crop farmers who take advantage of a USDA Harmonized GAP audit now will have a much greater likelihood of passing a…
Almond Matters: Preventing Hull Rot
…to stop.” Hull rot comes from either Rhizopus or Monilinia infecting hulls and releasing pathogens into the fruiting wood, killing the wood and causing crop loss. Hull split is the…
Celebrating National Cheese Day
…made of milk. It goes in a wide range of flavors, textures and even forms. Milk from goats, cows, sheep, and buffalo, is used for cheese production. Different spices, fruit,…
USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
…remove sensitive lands from production and plant certain grasses, shrubs and trees that improve water quality, prevent soil erosion and increase wildlife habitat. Signed into law by President Reagan in…