…we ate in the early 1900s. In the United States, lettuce is the second most popular fresh vegetable. Almost all lettuce is packed right in the field. About 25% of…
Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields
Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields for Fifth Year on Floodplain Experiment Points to Water Policy Solutions to Support Both Salmon Recovery and Agriculture Juvenile salmon feast on bugs…
NCBA Urges Swift Action on TPP
…Japan, U.S. producers have lost over $100 million in sales to Japan this past year,” said Brunner. “The only way to level the playing field, stop the erosion of our…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…field that will soon be planted to processing tomatoes, Fresno County UCCE advisor Dan Munk uncovers the residue from a winter cover crop of triticale. the timing and rate of…
National Cherry Pie Day
…Canada Day on July 1 and America’s Independence Day on July 4.) Cherry pie is often eaten with whipped cream or ice cream. A common preparation tradition in the United…
Industry Gets White Rot Update
…in a field where th disease is present doesn’t work but there is promising bio-stimulant research being developed in Oregon and the Central Valley. Ehn says the bio-stimulant research uses…
Almond Board: More on AIM
…that considers all options and innovations necessary to “leap frog” toward the sustainable farmof the future. It will consider each component of almond farming, from land preparation and varietal development,…
UC Davis Hydrology Team Visits NRI Study Field
…fields and the longstanding NRI project field in Five Points as part of their reconnaissance survey tour of the San Joaquin Valley on Friday, February 5. The group visited cover…
NCBA Continues to Express Concerns with Market Volatility
…automated trading remains unresolved,” said Woodall. “The market needs liquidity, but it must also serve the function of a meaningful risk management tool. If the playing field is not leveled…
Voluntary Conservation Journey
…up on This Land of Ours. This Land of Ours – Ohio Farmer Conservation When he first started no-till practice of his field almost five decades ago, Ohio farmer David…
USDA to Invest $150 Million through Conservation Stewardship Program
…field personnel to complete a resource inventory of their land to determine the conservation performance for existing and new conservation activities. The applicant’s conservation performance will be used to determine…
Hortau Secures $10 Million Investment to Further Growth in North America
…continue making our platform better, following our mission to deliver more value for growers,” Boudreau said. “Along with more direct field support, this coming year will see more ground-breaking features…
HM. Clause, Limagrain, Acquire California-based Genica Research Corp.
…industrialists and consumers. Limagrain is the fourth largest seed company in the world (field seeds and vegetable seeds), the European leader for functional flours, and the No. 1 French industrial…
Agri View: Peanut Crop
…four part series of videos. Here we have part two where Murray Farms kicks off the 2015 peanut harvest by inverting the first field of the season. I videoed the…