…the list of healthy, and requested, food items. Again, thanks to farmers, and processors who supply peanut butter to needy families. At no cost. That’s Agri View for today. I’m…
Planning and What to Grow in Your Food Forest
…enjoy the fruits of your labor for years to come? To get started, pick your location. Instead of grassy, weed-free landscapes, you’ll actually want to pile up organic material where…
2016 California Cost of Milk Production Annual Available
…average monthly price occurring in May at $12.89/cwt. and the highest average monthly price occurring in December at $17.55/ cwt. Read the full 2016 California Cost of Milk Production Annual….
EPA E15 Volatility Restriction Among Regulations Requiring Reform
…allow further increases in ethanol production and use. However, a number of burdensome EPA regulations are stifling growth in ethanol production and demand, inhibiting job creation, imposing unnecessary costs on…
Benefits of a Straw Bale Garden
…also heat up much quicker than soil making them a perfect option for northern climates with shorter growing seasons. The cost is pretty reasonable too. Depending on the size, straw…
2016 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…after placing bunches on paper trays on terraces between vine rows. The Overhead Trellis System has led to increased production of dried-on-the-vine raisins, increased machine harvesting, and decreased hand labor…
PMA: Work Smarter, Not Harder
…between entrepreneurs and members from all aspects of the food chain. Labor challenges in agriculture are only getting worse with less available workers and increasing costs. PMA’s Chief Science and…
Robotic Apple Picker a labor Solution for Orchards
A robotic apple picker is inching closer to commercialization and possible relief from labor issues for the nation’s apple growers. Abundant Robotics is in the process of perfecting a prototype…
Georgia Lawmakers Ask Perdue to Ditch GIPSA Rules
…again under review at the Department of Agriculture, would cost Georgia’s poultry industry billions of dollars. The lawmakers say: “Rescinding the rules would allow livestock and poultry producers to market…
Roberts Suggests no New Farm Bill Funding
Leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee indicated there would be no additional money to spend in the next farm bill while touting the cost savings from the most recent farm…
Agri View: Migrant Labor Shortage
Everett Griner talks about how the migrant labor shortage problem will hurt everybody in today’s Agri View. Well our new president’s efforts to control our borders and…
Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing
…farmers insure against either low milk prices or high feed costs, but the way the program calculates the relative value of feeds such as corn, soybean meal and hay was…
Canada Offers Potential U.S. Ethanol Export Growth
…in April. Doubling the national blending mandate to 10 percent, however, would provide additional opportunities for U.S. ethanol export sales and a low-cost tool to help substantially reduce GHG emissions,…
Senate Bill Would Protect Farmworkers
…last week that would shield farmworkers who are in the country illegally from deportation and create a path to citizenship, according to the L.A. Times. Feinstein says “farm labor is…