…thousands of years in Mexico, South America, the Caribbean, Africa, India, and China. The plant can be toxic to livestock animals due to the presence of nitrates in the leaves….
Agri View: New Cash Crop
…own livestock or grown as food for the producer’s family. In earlier times cash crops were usually only a small (but vital) part of a farm’s total yield, while today,…
2016 Central Coast Wine Competition Taking Entries
…Mid-State Fair, Contra Costa County Fair, Grand National Livestock Exposition, Horse Show and Rodeo, Monterey County Fair, San Benito County Fair, Santa Barbara County Fair and the Ventura County Fair….
What is GMO Food?
…as soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. Genetically modified crops have been engineered for resistance to pathogens and herbicides and for better nutrient profiles. GM livestock have been developed,…
Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture
…Wire dominated for a short while, but bits of wire got into the grain and ended up inside livestock and flour with disastrous results. William Deering adopted the twine-tying mechanism…
Beef Association Names New Leader
…is a graduate of Kansas State University and began his career as a farm broadcaster for WIBW Radio/Television before joining the staff at Kansas Livestock Association as director of communications….
Food and Ag Groups Express Optimism for New Opportunities in Cuba
…USDA staff did to make using checkoff dollars in Cuba a reality. Cuba is an important market for Illinois soybean farmers and the livestock producers who use our soybeans. It’s…
Agri View: Corn Facts
…for livestock and poultry feed. It also has a wide array of industrial uses, from ethanol to toothpaste. The U.S. also grows almost all of the world’s popcorn, but the…
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
…(and sorghum) can produce toxic amounts of hydrocyanic acid, which can poison livestock when ingested. It is a highly variable species with some regional biotypes. Read more from UC IPM….
Farmers Reminded to Respond to the 2015 Certified Organic Survey
…in California.” The survey asks farmers to provide information on acreage, production, and sales for a variety of certified organic crop and livestock commodities. NASS is also gathering information about…
Ag Students Win State Farm Bureau Discussion Titles
…included agricultural education-communication senior Dominique Germann (Ceres), animal science-livestock business management junior Emma Briggs (Santa Rosa) and animal science-pre-veterinary senior Ana Lopez Campos (Tulare). Berry earned a $1,250 prize, and…
Agri View: Avian Flu…Again?
…vitality of this important segment of the country’s livestock industry. APHIS Announces Interim Rule on Indemnity for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza HPAI Preparedness and Response Plan – updated January 22,…
Western View: The Role of People in Wilderness Planning
…us that was a mistake, that we were destroying ourselves with this rapacious way of thinking. Cattlemen learned to manage their grazing to protect the grass as a resource. Miners…
Child Safety on the Farm
…a farm is also a place of work, with machinery and livestock that can be dangerous. Children have to learn how to be safe, just as they have to learn…