Salmonella traced to backyard poultry flocks and pet chicks and ducklings continues to claim victims, with public health officials now tracking eight outbreaks across 45 states, according to Food Safety…
Lawmakers Call for Dairy Program Sign up Extension
…decisions and to improve program participation.” Pro Farmer reports that since MPP was created in the 2014 Farm Bill, milk prices have dropped almost 40 percent and cheese stocks now…
Overachieving Garden
More garden than you bargained for? Cathy Isom fills you in on some things you can do with all of that extra food. That’s coming up on This Land of…
Agri View: Crop Losses
…statistical approach on data available from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). They considered not only extremely high temperatures, but also drought, flooding and severe cold….
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
California processing tomato harvest is underway, and with lower prices this year, growers say they will need a good crop if they want to see decent returns. While it is…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…of agricultural issues. Among other things, the 58-page document urges Congress to remove the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – food stamps – from the Farm Bill. More than 75…
Farming from the Heart- Walnut Prices
This year California Walnut growers seem to be struggling with the low selling price of walnuts. Poidexter Nut Company’s Keith Caetano tells us more about this unsual slump in prices….
Efforts to Make School Environments Healthier
Local School Wellness Policy and Smart Snacks among Four Regulations Ensuring Access to Healthy Food, Consistent Nutrition Standards for Foods Marketed and Served to Students, and Greater Program Integrity The…
Ag Labor and Border Security Require Balanced Approach
…its mind. We’re either going to import our agricultural labor or we’ll have to import our food. Most Americans would opt for food grown on our own soil by American…
Shade Plants
…many of you would like to grow more food at home? Now, how many of you have at least six hours of direct sun in your yard? That’s what I…
Agri View: Bad Weather
…one of the key factors affecting prospects for crop production and commodity prices. In 1978 the World Board and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration formed the Joint Agricultural Weather…
Farm Labor Shortage Vexes Farmers
…either have to import our labor – workers to harvest our crops – or we’ll have to import our food.” An informal survey of state Farm Bureaus revealed that farmers…
Drought Resistant Plants
…and the global food system came along? They ate a lot of meat, to be sure. But they also foraged for and eventually domesticated a great number of edible plants,…
Agri View: Burger Possibilities
…eggs, French fries and more with these ideas from Food Network Magazine. Loaded Chili Cheeseburgers Photograph by Levi Brown, courtesy of Food Netrwork Directions Prepare the onion rings as the…