…place in baos (steamed buns) at Susan Feniger’s Street Food in LA. In London, vegan street-food and supper-club contingent Club Mexicana uses it in burritos and tacos to delicious effect….
Pacific Region, Poultry Report
…Egg Prices The March market egg price, at $0.73 per dozen, decreased 12.0 cents from February and is 68.1 cents below March 2015. The March broiler price, at 49.0 cents…
Global Grain Glut to Continue with Second-Biggest Crop on Record
A global grain surplus will continue to pressure crop prices as this year’s harvest will expand to the second-highest on record. The International Grains Council says world grain production will…
The Western View: Cattle Pollution Numbers
…for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions…” The truth is, in the U.S., raising cattle and pigs for food accounts for about 3 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, while…
ACP Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All
…quarantines could soon be deregulated and move to a statewide quarantine. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is trying to change that possibility to a regional approach and…
Many Still Pondering Low Water Allocations
Many are still wondering how some growers who rely on the Central Valley Water Project for irrigation are getting such low water allocations this year. Consumers might see higher prices…
Agri View: Growing for Future Population
Everett Griner talks about producer needs to grow for the future population in today’s Agri View. Growing for Future Population From: National Geographic magazine Where will we find enough food…
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
…more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures that Americans spend less of their paychecks at the grocery store than most people in other countries, and supports markets…
Input Costs Determine Almond Acreage Removal
…small increase in almond acres removed last year according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Pomology Tree Crop Advisor David Doll says that prices are down to a more normal…
Cotton Forecast Up Despite Low Water
…got a little bit of water, but because of the other commodity prices are such that we are actually going to see a 20 percent increase in production,” Isom says….
“Farmcation” to Connect Farmers with Urbanites
…serve to their 240 wedding guests later that August. Through the process of growing and providing their own food to guests, Lesser not only saw firsthand how powerful food can…
Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop
…surrounding markets. “It’s essentially a fresh food market crop,” Smith says. “We have Los Angeles which is a fantastic market for that. They are doing research with different varieties of…
Food Waste Research
Cathy Isom tells us how USDA researchers are studying ways to reduce and possibly recycle food waste. That’s coming up on “This Land of Ours.” Food Waste Research From: USDA…
Agri View: Meat Buying
…when making purchasing decisions in the meat aisle, according to the Power of Meat survey released by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the North American Meat Institute (NAMI). FMI…