…He explains that one of the biggest reasons that reasons for the low price is that the supply of walnuts is increasing, and then he continued on to touch on…
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…
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…
Organic Food Sales Continue to Grow
Organic food sales in the U.S. were estimated at $37 billion dollars last year. The Nutrition Business Journal says organic sales accounted for five percent of overall food sales in…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…Valley are now gone, flooded rice fields provide vital habitat and food for waterfowl in the fall and winter. This partnership will help landowners with water conservation as well as…
Funding for Urban Ag Conservation
…percent of folks who don’t necessarily produce our fuel, fiber, and food, but still can make a sizable and positive difference on the landscape.” “With today’s announcement, NACD is broadening…
Apps for Ag Hackathon Prizes Awarded
…Lam, DiMare and Youtsey. Compostable, which finished in fourth place, is an app and “Internet of Things” (IoT) device that diverts food waste from landfills and turns it into fertilizer…
Farm Bureau Boot Camp
…of their comfort zones to address key agricultural topics,” Saylor said. “It is imperative that farmers and ranchers continue to be transparent about what we do to produce food,” she…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…million people, and provides reservoir releases for species protection that supercede water supply needs of agriculture. “There’s a lot of (tree) stumping going on in our area right now,” said…
Organic Symposium Proceedings Now Available
…organic agriculture offers the promise of a future to produce and distribute food and other farm products in a healthy, economically sound, truly sustainable and fair way. He called the…