…biofuel crops that are grown both for fuel and food. The rub was if algae are deprived of nitrogen, the cells become stressed and begin to produce lipids, but their…
Diversified Ag Field for College Students
The field of college students pursuing degrees related to agriculture, food and forestry careers is diversifying. That story ahead on This Land of Ours. Diversified Ag Field for College Students…
Agri View: Oh Real Christmas Tree
…planted by farmers. North American Real Christmas Trees are grown in all 50 states and Canada. Eighty percent (80%) of artificial trees worldwide are manufactured in China, according to the…
Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Program 2016
…California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the Fresno County Department of Agriculture’s Entomologist. Each County of Fresno Department of Agriculture employee has been issued an identification badge and…
Florida Growers Share HLB Fight
…the UC IPM website: The Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing disease originated in Asia or India and then spread to other areas of the world where citrus is grown. The…
$20 Million Committed to Innovative Conservation Projects
…with limited resources. In 2015, for example, the Minnesota Food Association was awarded funds to assist with the transfer of proven conservation technologies used in organic systems to historically underserved…
ACP Monitoring ‘Springs’ Into Action
…the insect, call the California Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Exotic Pest Hotline at (800) 491-1899. Asian citrus psyllids are feared because they can spread huanglongbing (HLB) disease, an incurable condition…
50 Years of School Breakfast
…Program is one of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service’s 15 nutrition assistance programs, which also include the National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Program for…
Agri View: Trees
…convert it into sugars by photosynthesis, providing the food for the tree’s growth and development. Flowers and fruit may also be present, but some trees, such as conifers, instead have…
Garden on a Budget
…your way to a compost pile that provides cheap and nutritious food for your garden. Read more about how to start composting in How to Start a Compost Pile and…
Agri View: Soil Care
…necessities of life – food, shelter, and water – perform functions required to produce food and fiber. Only “living” things can have health, so viewing soil as a living ecosystem…
Growing California Video-“Eggsacting Standards”
The latest video from the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Eggsacting Standards.” JS West Family Farms located in the San Joaquin Valley, leads the way…
NMPF President Testifies Before Senate Panel
…is seeking to restrict the use of common food names just for European food producers, both in the U.S. and in other nations to which the EU exports food. “It…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…for food and agricultural products, providing the foundation for agricultural trade and U.S. exports. (For more information, see the Trade chapter in the USDA Agricultural Projections to 2021.) Agricultural exports…