…Attendees will have the opportunity to take part in more than 50 demonstrations and booths, which focus on how food is produced, the diversity of Fresno County agriculture and nutritional…
A Farm Bill for Our Future
…help our farms, our food and our families. Historically, support from the Farm Bill has allowed us to excel at innovation. For example, federal research dollars have helped: Improve the…
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
…Broadcasting news service. Cascadian Farm invests in Kernza® perennial grain with promising restorative benefits for farms Cascadian Farm, a pioneer in the organic food movement, and parent company General Mills…
Agri View: 2017 Planting
…to soybeans, or vice versa. That is normal. But, what about the other big crops? Some cotton farmers will delay as long as they can hoping the prices will be…
Grape Crush Shows Bounce-Back Year
…price of all varieties was $762.84, up 13.6 percent from 2015. Average prices for the 2016 crop by type were as follows: red wine grapes, $918.34, up 16.3 percent from…
Kings County Farm Day Next Week
…number of exhibits that allow them to climb on tractors, pet a variety of farm animals and learn the process of how food gets from the farm to the fork….
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
…is the H-2A temporary and seasonal foreign agricultural workforce program, intended to help employers with short-term labor needs. Many jobs in farming and food processing are not seasonal and thus…
U.S. Red Meat Exports Strong in January
…Korea’s domestic pork prices have exceeded year-ago levels since late December due to a number of factors, including strong demand (especially for pork belly), relatively high domestic beef prices and…
Kansas Governor Brownback May Be An Ambassador
…to three different organizations that combat world hunger. They include the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Program, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. From the National…
Agri View: Food and Health Problems
Everett Griner talks about health problems and the food you eat in today’s Agri View. Food and Health Problems Is it just my imagination or is it the food we…
National Milk Producers Make Farm Bill Recommendations
…Department determines the individual monthly prices of feed, adjustments to premiums, making margin determinations monthly, rather than bimonthly, expanding the Livestock Gross Margin program and allowing producers to use both…
Handling Raw Chicken – Part Two
…we do. United States Department of Food and Agriculture Safety Specialist Marianne Gravely also points out another important precautions we can take before bringing poultry home from the grocery store….
Harvest Update, ACP and Marketing at Citrus Showcase
…weather during harvest, the industry is confident about this year’s crop. “Other than (the rain), the season has gone real well. Prices are good. People are enjoying the fruit, and…
Protect Your Poultry from Avian Influenza
…mortality among their birds should call their veterinarian or the California Department of Food Agriculture sick bird hotline at (866) 922-BIRD (2473). For more information about raising poultry, visit http://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry….