…Cup Peaches 1 Cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips 3 Eggs 4 Cup Cream To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. AgNet Fresno Food Expo…
Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers
…has worked to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume,…
National Peach Month
…of the role peaches play in our food supply and our economy, the Congress by Joint Resolution approved March 16, 1982 (96 Stat. 12), has requested the President to designate…
Specialty Crop Research Grants
…and nursery crops including floriculture. The grants are funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. Agriculture Secretary…
Agri View: Honeybee Problem Identified?
…but it may help with the Varroa Mite problem. As food production demand increases the honeybee becomes more critical. Other pollinators collect just enough for their own needs. That tells…
Marketing Needed for Climbing Pecan Market
…will see downward pressure in the medium term. These findings are part of a new report, “U.S. Pecans: Fighting for Their Share” from the Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research and…
A GMO “Buycott”
…food products that are labeled with QR codes, calling those codes the “mark of Monsanto.” Instead, they pledge to “buycott” products from companies that support a consumer’s right to know…
McDonald’s Announces New Antibiotics Policy
McDonald’s USA announced today that they will only be sourcing chickens raised without antibiotics that are important to humans. President Mike Andres said, “Our customers want food they feel great…
Poultry Review
…July 1, 2016, down slightly from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 8.56 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during June 2016, up 10 percent from…
Cattlemen’s Association Disappointed in Brazil Announcement
U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Disappointed in Brazil Announcement The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced yesterday that the U.S. will resume importing fresh, frozen or chilled,…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…period.” Prior to the 1980s, production of food, fiber, fuel and water was the primary focus on public lands, Tate said, and that affected streams, wetlands and other riparian areas….
Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments
…food safety research to generate real-world results for both government and the private sector. Read more about how USDA’s food safety improvements over the past seven years are leading to…
S&W Seed Company Signs First U.S. Sorghum License Agreement
…is gaining increasing popularity in food products due to its gluten-free characteristics, as well as its antioxidant, high protein, low fat, high fiber and non-GM properties. “Sorghum is gaining increasing…
Cotton Tour Connects Growers
…agencies, but also from people outside of agriculture who really don’t understand that their food is coming from their backyard,” Hall says. “It’s good for growers from different regions to…