…for a healthy, mature bird. Roosters are a little heavier – about 8.5 pounds – when full grown and healthy. These birds often appear larger than they really are because…
USDA Invests to Support Military Veterans Pursuing Farming and Ranching Careers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announces six awards to help military veterans pursue farming and ranching careers. Grants are made through NIFA’s…
Farm Bureau Survey: Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Down for Third Straight Year
…to the Farm Bureau survey averages. Farm Bureau also surveyed the price of a traditional Thanksgiving meal available from popular food delivery services. This revealed that the convenience of food…
Psyllid Parasitoid Releases Hit Milestone in CA
…Getting populations established to reproduce was a challenge in 2011, but California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Victoria Hornbaker said the efforts have now hit an incredible milestone. Hornbaker said…
Celebrating National Pickle Day
Cathy Isom fill us in about celebrating a popular snack food that Americans eat more than 5-millions pound worth every year. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating…
Proposition 12 Deadline May Be More Ambitious Than Realistic
…concerns about food affordability, is this going to drive up costs, and potentially food scarcity. If producers can’t meet these deadlines and their products can’t be sold in California what…
Spotted Lanternfly Could Be Disastrous, Not in CA Yet
…known to feed on over 70 different hosts including agricultural, ornamental and forest species. Penn State Extension’s website said tree of heaven is the pests preferred food source. However, grapes…
Growing Veggies Indoors All Year Long
…– easily grown in a container and only require artificial light. Beets – another indoor favorite. Grow as many as possible enough, so you can them and enjoy them all…
Easy Peel Avocado Looking to Copy Citrus Success
…peel. It’s called EasyAvo and the variety is being grown in South America. Growers have finally produced enough yield to test the fruit on the market. Westfalia Fruit is the…
Concerns About Integrity as Organic Production Gets Easier
Organic production has grown significantly in recent years and that growth of the industry has created some concern for the future. Long time organic growers want the industry to remain…
Agri View: BFTP-Preserving Our Home-Grown Food
In this Blast from the Past episode of Agri View with Everett Griner, Everett talks about preserving home-grown food rapidly growing, giving a new life to the fruit jar, in…
Celebrating National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
…a heart healthy food that may reduce the risk of colon cancer, helps protect your memory, and is high in protein and potassium. I’m Cathy Isom… Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…
Women Are Out-Earning Men in the Business of Farming
…groups and other industry organizations. Associations such as American Agri-Women, the National Women in Agriculture Association and the Women, Food and Agriculture Network work to promote the increased presence of…
Celebrating National Pepper Month
Cathy Isom fills you in about a crunchy, appetizing food that you may or may not think of as a fruit. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating…