…convert it into sugars by photosynthesis, providing the food for the tree’s growth and development. Flowers and fruit may also be present, but some trees, such as conifers, instead have…
Garden on a Budget
…your way to a compost pile that provides cheap and nutritious food for your garden. Read more about how to start composting in How to Start a Compost Pile and…
Agri View: Soil Care
…necessities of life – food, shelter, and water – perform functions required to produce food and fiber. Only “living” things can have health, so viewing soil as a living ecosystem…
NMPF President Testifies Before Senate Panel
…is seeking to restrict the use of common food names just for European food producers, both in the U.S. and in other nations to which the EU exports food. “It…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Sampling
…Almonds.com for additional leaf sampling guidelines and to access the online calculator. From the Almond Board: It is important to supply almond trees with as much nitrogen as they need…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…for food and agricultural products, providing the foundation for agricultural trade and U.S. exports. (For more information, see the Trade chapter in the USDA Agricultural Projections to 2021.) Agricultural exports…
Orleans Parish 4-H and Bayer to Break Ground on Pollinator Garden
…question we hear is, ‘What can I do to help bees and other pollinators? ‘Providing pollinators with abundant, diverse food sources is one of the most important things we can…
ACP Education for Northern California
…retail nurseries, and pest control advisors are encouraged to attend an informational meeting hosted by the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program and the California Department of Food and Agriculture….
Bayer AgVocacy Forum: Be an #AgVocate
…and those involved in food production. “There are many challenges facing today’s food producer and perhaps none more important than building trust with consumers,” said David Hollinrake, vice president, marketing…
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…without easy access to fresh, nutritional foods. Limited food choices often result in poor nutrition as families rely on fast food or processed foods sold by neighborhood convenience stores. Families…
Agri View: Food Protection
Everett Griner talks about food protection, a reason for concern in today’s Agri View. Food Protection From Foodsafety.gov E. coli E. coli photo courtesy of Foodsafety.gov E. coli is the…
Wettest Months Finish Below Average
California’s Three Traditionally Wettest Months End With Statewide Snowpack Water Content Less than Average The statewide snowpack – source of much of California’s water supply – is only 83 percent…
NFU Joins Field to Market, Continues Support for Sustainable Agriculture
…efficiency, environmental quality and food security.” Representing stakeholders from across the U.S. food and agricultural supply chain, Field to Market provides a platform to benchmark sustainability performance, catalyze continuous improvement…
NMPF Supports New Senate Food Labeling Bill Approved Today by Agriculture Committee
…ingredients and processes used in the food supply. The Senate Agriculture Committee today approved, by a 14-6 vote, a bill introduced last week by its Chairman, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS),…