…This Land of Ours. Gardening with Double Reach Rows Depending on the size of your garden, if you’re looking to grow even more food you may want to consider double…
National Chicken Council Animal Welfare Guidelines Certified
…Regulatory Affairs. She says consumers want to be sure that all animals being raised for food are treated with respect and are properly cared for during their lives. “The families…
Cooperative Wants Price Floors on Dairy Products
While low milk prices and a trade war continue to make things difficult for America’s dairy farmers, a northeast U.S. cooperative is asking the government to step in and help…
Agri View: Consumer Access to Food Stores
…in food. Supermarkets and supercenters are those that carry practically any of food item your family needs. Warehouse centers are well stocked with food. They also carry an extensive line…
Ants Good and Bad for Your Garden
…food for birds, lizards, and other beneficials. Their tunnels aerate the soil and allow water and nutrients to flow directly to the plant roots. They also distribute seeds by storing…
Trump Looking at Even Higher Tariffs
…risk that a spiraling conflict will undermine economic growth and inflict higher prices on both consumers and companies. The Federal Reserve has already noted that some firms have been slowing…
CDFA Awards $69.9 Million for Dairy Digester Projects
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $69.9 million in grant funding to 40 dairy digester projects across the state. These projects, part of the Dairy Digester…
Grocers Seek Tighter Rules on Labeling GMO Ingredients
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) joined several large food companies in calling for stricter requirements on labeling GMO ingredients during the comment period for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
EU Wheat Harvest Hit Hard by Drought
…EU are adding to the speculation that global supplies of the food staple will shrink during the 2018-2019 marketing year. Several of the world’s top production areas have faced adverse…
Organic Foods Set to Continue Growing
…Market Research, the global organic food and beverage market was estimated to be worth around $125 billion last year, and is expected to nearly triple in size by 2024, climbing…
Producer Sentiment Rises Slightly in June
…the key agricultural commodities. For example, corn, soybeans, and wheat prices peaked in May before dropping somewhat in early June. Prices tumbled in mid-June when it became apparent that the…
Final Countdown for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…small food animals, count in the survey if $1,000 worth of those products were sold,” Rater says. She said the census is a critical tool that gives producers an important…
Agri View: Understanding How Farm Subsidies Work
…conflict has an impact on both subsidies and farm prices. Market prices go down, grain prices go up. One prominent Senator put it this way. “We don’t need another subsidy….
Source of Lettuce Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Identified
…E. coli that began to cause people to fall ill three months ago. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing to investigate how the irrigation water became contaminated…