…20 years perhaps the organic food might not be as good as it is now.” Zamora noted that not all of the increased interest in organic production from larger farming…
Pistachio Prices Holding Steady For Now
Pistachio prices remain steady for the industry but there is some uncertainty moving forward. Pistachio prices have been hovering between $2.25 and $2.50 per pound. That is, of course, good…
Agri View: BFTP-Preserving Our Home-Grown Food
In this Blast from the Past episode of Agri View with Everett Griner, Everett talks about preserving home-grown food rapidly growing, giving a new life to the fruit jar, in…
Celebrating National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
…a heart healthy food that may reduce the risk of colon cancer, helps protect your memory, and is high in protein and potassium. I’m Cathy Isom… Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…
Women Are Out-Earning Men in the Business of Farming
…groups and other industry organizations. Associations such as American Agri-Women, the National Women in Agriculture Association and the Women, Food and Agriculture Network work to promote the increased presence of…
Celebrating National Pepper Month
Cathy Isom fills you in about a crunchy, appetizing food that you may or may not think of as a fruit. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating…
The Economic Impact of Proposition 12
…consumer prices by as much as 33 percent. Proposition 12 also stipulates that calves raised for veal production are required to have 43 square feet of usable floor space by…
Important Industry Insight Offered at Latino Farmer Conference
…information from several of the government organizations on-hand such as the California Department of Food and Agriculture and USDA. Manager of the NCAT California Office Rex Dufour noted the importance…
USDA, Dairy Farmers Mark Start of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…trade between the farmer and the first buyer of milk by enforcing timely payments from milk processors to milk producers and developing minimum milk prices based on market values with…
Algorithm Helps Focus HLB Scouting
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has been utilizing an algorithm in their programs to find possible HLB infected citrus trees in the state. CDFA’s Victoria Hornbaker said it…
Activists Allowed to Expand Attack on Beef Checkoff
…been repeatedly demonstrated that these attacks by R-CALF are being aided by allies at the Humane Society of the United States, Food and Water Watch, Public Justice and other activist…
Results From Romaine E. coli Outbreak Investigation
…mitigate risks related to land uses near or adjacent to growing fields that may contaminate agricultural water, and that they verify that food safety procedures, policies, and practices are developed…
Coalition Looks to Limit Future Agribusiness Mergers
…prices and fewer choices for consumers, the erosion of rural economic vitality and a less resilient food system overall.” U.S. Senator Cory Booker introduced the Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium…
IBM Trailing Blockchain in Food System
…the store shelf back to its origin farm in six days. IBM’s Food Trust technology using blockchain did it in just over two seconds. IBM Trailing Blockchain in Food System…