Instead of going to the field to pick your vegetables, herbs or spices, what about the grocery store? Cathy Isom tells us about the company that wants to put a…
Mushrooms You Can Forage
…ingredient. Chanterelles Mushrooms/Flickr Or, Chanterelles, also familiar to most mushroom fans. They’re a somewhat wild looking mushroom, with a distinctive golden-yellow color and wavy edges. Field Mushrooms/Flickr Field Mushrooms. Not…
Farm Groups Give NAFTA Testimony to USTR
…keep our farmers and ranchers from having a level playing field with our neighbors.” AFBF says that NAFTA renegotiations present a prime opportunity to address challenges fruit and vegetable farmers…
AFBF: NAFTA Renegotiations Must Prioritize Ag
…NAFTA should at best eliminate, at worst reduce, barriers to trade that keep our farmers and ranchers from having a level playing field with our neighbors,” Shawcroft said. Farm Bureau…
Farmers Market Frosty Summer Smoothies
…milk/nut milk Berries & Broccoli 1 cup strawberries 1 cup blackberries 1 cup raspberries 1 cup broccoli ½ cup milk/nut milk PREPARATION 1. Excluding the milk, combine all ingredients for…
USDA Announces $20 Million for Jobs for Young People, Veterans
…on Fishlake National Forest in Richfield, Utah. The project helps managers understand how the forest can improve access for people with varying ability levels and promote outdoor recreation and economic…
American Farm Bureau Cautions on Cuba
…ranchers from competing on a level playing field and have closed off one of our nearest ag export markets. Cuba has not purchased any rice or wheat from the U.S….
Almond Matters: The Heat Brings Mites
…increase. “Everybody is getting ready for their miticide work for the heat coming,” Field Market Development Representative Tino Lopez said. “So far we have had a pretty good year. The…
USDA to Speed Through GMO Labeling Rule
…meet with farm, food and other groups in preparation to write the proposed rule, though it won’t follow through with the prior administration’s plan to make a public request for…
Food Safety Practices and Costs Under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
…Under the LGMA, firms test all water used in the fields for evidence of generic Escherichia coli (E. coli). In contrast, the PR requires water testing only for field water…
U.S., China Finalize Details to Send U.S. Beef to China
…on international standards and science. America’s ranchers are the best producers of beef in the global economy, and they can compete and succeed wherever there is a level playing field.”…
USDA Announces Farm to School Grant Awards
…local foods, offering taste tests to children, buying equipment, planting school gardens and organizing field trips to agricultural operations, Long said. State and local agency interest and engagement in community…
Adjusting NAFTA to Help Small Beef Producers
…industry and has pushed out small and mid-sized beef producers.” As part of the request, Johnson insisted that reinstating Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) is essential to leveling the playing field for…
Almond Matters: Hull Rot Management
…complex,” Field Market Research Manager Pat Clay said. “There’s two fungi that are causing the disease, monilinia and rhizopus. A lot of the university research has demonstrated that you need…