…to dog food as a supreme calcium supplement. Egg shells can be used as a fun art project. Crush and add to paint for decorative walls or furniture. I’m Cathy…
Global Food Prices Hit Three-year High
Global food prices reached a three-year high in July, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO Food Price Index in July averaged 179.1 points in July…
Agri View: Hobby Farming
…acreage. Just enough land to grow food crops and raise animals. Some farms are as small as 20 acres. Some larger. Now, these are people who want to stay busy…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…California Department of Food and Agriculture revised upward the amount of tomatoes under processor contract, from 11.6 million tons to 11.8 million. Acreage remains the same, at 235,000. The California…
Ex-Trade Negotiator Says Trump “Misguided” on NAFTA
…goals are “mostly okay.” Some of the goals include maintaining tariff-free trade for farm goods and reducing trade barriers through faster ways of solving food safety disputes. She says the…
USPS Issues Protect Pollinators Forever Stamps
…University study found that one-third of all the food eaten in the U.S. is the direct result of pollinators. The USPS encourages the use of the hashtags #ProtectPollinators and #PollinatorStamps…
Ireland Could be GMO-Free Haven
…were expressed as his personal opinion, and not that of the nation’s Agricultural and Food Development Authority, which takes the “follow the science” approach. Doyle claims the island could be…
Agri View: Soybean Potential
…grown crops. Midwest, southwest, southeast. It is a crop with a lot of possibilities. But, it has not reached its potential. Every farmer who grows soybeans wants to see 100…
UF Scientists to Help California, Florida Growers Control Dangerous Avocado Pathogen
…need a solution, Crane said. The 40,000 trees account for about 5 percent of the commercial avocado trees grown in Florida. More than 98 percent of Florida’s commercial avocados are…
Consumers Have Trouble Reading Food Labels
…are found on food labels. GMA says the resulting confusion not only makes it difficult to determine whether food is safe to eat but also causes disagreements among 40 percent…
Poultry Producers Comment on NAFTA Renegotiation Plans
…to the Mexican market for turkey. Exports to Mexico have grown ever since, and it is today by far our largest market for U.S. poultry products. For the most recent…
Agri View: Sweet Reward
…were first grown in Africa. Worldwide there are some 1200 different varieties. Here in the United States, Florida, California, Texas, Georgia, and Arizona are the five largest growers. And in…
Making Science Make Sense for Teachers
…food for the 7.5 billion residents of earth. The teachers also toured the Bayer Crop Science West Sacramento labs where they participated in a career panel with Bayer scientists. Understanding…
Valuable Crops to Consider Growing
…most valuable crops in the world may be grown outside the United States. But, there are a handful of big money-making crops that can be grown here, too. For example,…