…plants. Insects, bacteria and fungi play a part in making soil valuable for crop production. The STBA measures how much “life” is contained in soil and how much usable nitrogen…
Ranch Easement Allows Family Land to Remain Free of Development Pressures
…before. “It’s got a long history of cattle ranching and just family-oriented production,” said Casey. “I believe NRCS originally started working with Jim’s father.” After years of employing conservation techniques…
WHIP Signup Officially Open
…designed to provide assistance for production losses, however, if quality was taken into consideration under the insurance or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) policy, where production was further adjusted,…
Celebrating National Corn Fritters Day
…or baked corn batter, made of corn of course, corn meal, egg, milk, and butter. While they may have originated in the south, corn fritters can easily be changed up…
California Avocado Season Is Strong Despite Fires and Hot Temperatures
…that, while there could be some impact felt, overall we still feel pretty strong about where we are and the fruit that’s remaining,” said Melban. Production appears to have come…
USDA Increases Corn, Soybean Production Forecast
The Department of Agriculture Thursday upped its predictions for larger corn and soybean crops this year. The USDA World Agriculture Supply and Demand Report predicts corn production at 14.2 billion…
Enforcement of Labeling Regulations Critical
…labeling laws already on the books regarding fake “milks,” stressing that “it’s beyond time to resolve this problem.” NMPF also plans to file written comments. From National Milk Producers Federation…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…animal agriculture: laboratory-produced cultured protein and gene editing in livestock production. Alternative Proteins Want It Both Ways Alternative proteins include those that are plant-based as well as cultured products grown…
Almond Update: Record Forecast Could Have Been Larger
The National Agricultural Statistics Service’s objective almond report for 2018 predicts a production increase of 7.9 percent primarily due to 70,000 more bearing acres this season. Almond Board of California…
Water Officials Call for More Water to Restore Salmon Migration
…by the plan, as many rural economies rely heavily on the success of agricultural production. “What’s going to happen when you have to meet those unimpaired flow requirements in those…
May Beef Exports Shatter Record While Pork Exports Go Lower
…than a year ago. Exports accounted for 13.6 percent of total beef production in May, up 13 percent from last year. Following a record performance in April, pork exports were…
Cooperative Wants Price Floors on Dairy Products
…boost milk prices. Agri-Mark, which represents over 900 members, sent a letter to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue asking him to implement price floors for butter, cheese, and nonfat dry milk….
Agri View: Consumer Access to Food Stores
…of other goods. Items you don’t eat. Then the convenience store. Just like the name implies. They carry many food items like milk and bread. They very likely provide the…
EU Wheat Harvest Hit Hard by Drought
…EU are adding to the speculation that global supplies of the food staple will shrink during the 2018-2019 marketing year. Several of the world’s top production areas have faced adverse…