Winter vegetables ran hot and cold as November rolled on, as growers and packers confronted warmer weather and a cooler market. “I need winter and fall to show up, so…
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Quarantine Near Panorama City
…to nearby regions where it could affect California’s food supply and our backyard gardens and landscapes. The Medfly can infest more than 250 types of fruits and vegetables, causing severe…
Stink Bug Could Infest by the Tens of Thousands
…damage to stone fruit, vegetable crops and to all kinds of pome fruits like pears,” Daane said. It’s unclear what the pest will do when it comes across nut crops,…
November 2016 Farm Income Forecast
…and vegetables/melons are down $2.2 billion (3.8 percent) and $1.4 billion (6.9 percent), respectively. While overall cash receipts are expected to decline, receipts for several crop commodities are expected to…
Clean with Fruits and Veggies
Cathy Isom lets you know how to get your house clean by using produce. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Clean with Fruits and Veggies Now that the…
Agri View: Reducing Meat Consumption
…it doesn’t do any good to eat more fruits and vegetables unless you lower the consumption of meat. It makes no mention of any specific meat, red meat, dark meat,…
First Organic Grower to be President of Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau
…Brendan Miele, State Delegate, Herbs , 1st Vice President; Arnett Young, Alternate State Delegate, Vegetables, 2nd Vice President; David Van Lennep, Alternate State Delegate, Timber, Past President Directors assuming new…
Schools partner to Share Love of Ag Education
…teachers promoting hands-on agriculture. She used it to establish the #FindYourFavoriteFridays project, allowing her to bring different fruits or vegetables each Friday for students to taste. For her work in…
National Clean Out Refrigerator Day
…towels, instead of throwing it all in the trash. If you have a backyard compost pile, only place fruits and veggie-based foods in it. Now on to the fridge. Work…
Pesticide Data Program Summary Released
…to identify foods to be tested on a rotating basis. In 2015, surveys were conducted on fresh and processed foods including fruits and vegetables as well as peanut butter. AMS…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…clothing Almost all breeds of blueberries and cranberries currently in production 80 percent of all varieties of citrus fruits grown in the U.S. and The mass production of penicillin during…
Nominations for Trade Advisory Committees
…trade in: • Animals and animal products; • Fruits and vegetables; • Grains, feed, oilseeds and planting seeds; • Processed foods; • Sweeteners and sweetener products; and • Tobacco, cotton…
Agri View: Export Trade
…Some of our imports are the same thing we export. Fruits especially. But we don’t export coffee, tea or cocoa. Because, we don’t produce any of that. That’s Agri View…
Agri View: Country of Origin Labeling Choice
…and ground meats: lamb, goat, and chicken; wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish; fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables; peanuts, pecans, and macadamia nuts; and ginseng. Read more on COOL….