…operations that span the spectrum from farm production to consumer foods. With 2014 annual sales of more than $15 billion, Land O’Lakes is one of the nation’s largest cooperatives, ranking…
FDA Requests Comments on Use of the Term “Natural” on Food Labeling
…Original posting: November 10, 2015 Because of the changing landscape of food ingredients and production, and in direct response to consumers who have requested that the FDA explore the use…
Fog Compensates for Low Elevation
…are widely grown in the arid rainfed areas of Tunisia. However, pistachio production is still low with important variation between years. This study investigated the responses of pistachio trees to…
Look for California Ag in Rose Parade
…Cal Poly is crucial as we move into a future that will require more food production to nourish a rapidly growing world while minimizing our environmental footprint. We urgently need…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…history of the program. Made one conditional commitment through the 9003 program to a biorefinery in New Orleans. Through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, USDA provided assistance to 890 growers…
Agri View: Population Growth and Farm Production
Everett Griner talks about the population growth and where we need to go with farm production in today’s Agri View. Population Growth and Farm Production From Monsanto.com: In 2011, humanity…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for Fertilizer Research Program
…of California Davis, FREP has developed fertilization guidelines for major crops grown in California. The guidelines are regularly expanded and updated and are available to growers and crop advisors through…
USDA Announces $3.4 Million in Funding Available Through International Wheat Partnership Research Program
…world’s most important staple crops, providing a significant amount of daily calories and protein throughout the world,” said Secretary Vilsack. “By 2050, the demand for wheat as part of a…
NFU Praises Omnibus Parts, Concerned About Others
…for real property, and the deduction of food inventory are now permanent. Unfortunately, credits such as the biofuel producer credit, the production tax credit, and other renewable fuel incentives were…
Almond Board: Pollination Plan
…of nearly all California almond varieties are self-incompatible, requiring cross-pollination with other varieties to produce a crop. Even self-compatible varieties still require transfer of pollen within the flower. The single…
The Western View: Red Combines
…International Harvester and Case IH from 1915 to 2015. That’s 100 years of changes to a machine that revolutionized agriculture and brought mass production to grain farming. The combine was…
Freezing Temperatures not Bad for Valley Citrus
…in a manageable range. Wind machines ran periodically through the night starting as early as 10 p.m. on Mandarin and Navel orange crops to circulate the inversion layer and raise…
Marmorated Stink Bug: Just a Matter of Time
…trees, and leguminous crops. In the mid-Atlantic, the crops most affected are apple, pear, peach, nectarine, lima bean, snap pea, pepper, sweet corn, tomato, field corn, and soybean. Other identified…
California Leads Nation in Horticultural Sales
…of products, production expenses and more. All California and U.S. operations that reported producing and selling $10,000 or more of horticultural crops on the 2012 Census of Agriculture were included…