It’s going to be a light year for California avocados, but markets are setting up nicely. 2019 is technically an off-year for alternate bearing California avocado trees. “We have a somewhat smaller…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-12-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1,…
USDA Predicts Increase in Farm Income for 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is predicting a significant increase in farm income in the first projection for 2019. The 2019 Farm Sector Income Forecast that was released on…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…electricity, water, fertilizer and other inputs to raise beef cattle throughout the country—from birth to slaughter. Using a computer program called the “Integrated Farm System Model” (IFSM), his team also…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-11-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1,…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…combined total of $5.7 MM for export market development efforts. MAP, provided for in the 2018 Farm Bill, partners USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) with agricultural trade associations to help…
Growing Your Own Tomatillos
…and do belong to the same nightshade family, but they’re slightly different plants. An unripe green tomato, for instance, isn’t the same thing as a tomatillo. Tomatillos don’t turn red…
General Mills Continues Regenerative Agriculture Investments
…well as suppliers and farm advisors to implement regenerative ag practices on one million acres of farmland by 2030. Regenerative agriculture constitutes a holistic type of farming, with methods aimed…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-08-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering General Mills decision to invest in regenerative agriculture, the…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-07-19
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USDA Strengthens Partnerships and Protections to Keep ASF Out of the Country
…garbage is cooked properly to prevent potential disease spread; Heighten producer awareness and encourage self-evaluations of on-farm biosecurity procedures; Work to develop accurate and reliable testing procedures to screen for…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-06-19
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Sec. Perdue Comments on the Development of a Vaccine Bank
…said, noting it is a three-pronged approach. “One is really an awareness system working with states and then a laboratory network and then a real vaccine bank.” The 2018 Farm…
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Resigns
…he wants to spend more time with his family in lieu of commuting back and forth from Connecticut to Washington. https://twitter.com/SGottliebFDA/status/1103040870276911104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1103040870276911104&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2019%2F03%2F05%2Fpolitics%2Fgottlieb-resigning-fda-health-bn%2Findex.html “This is a very special institution, and the work…