…dairy may produce 211.8 billion pounds of milk this year, “That’s a record milk production.” About one and a half percent more than last year but of course USDA outlook…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…purchased services) use increasing and labor/land input use decreasing. The output mix has changed as well, with crop production growing faster than livestock production. See the ERS report,Agricultural Productivity Growth…
Cattle Price Declines Expected This Year
…the forecasts. Further Cattle Price Declines Expected This Year “Year-over-year we expect me in production to increase and those cattle prices to soften.” Agriculture Department outlook board chairman Seth Meyer…
The California Kitchen: Calamari with Lemon Aioli
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing calamari with lemon aioli with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: Calamari Tentacles and tubes 1 Cup milk…
The California Kitchen: Parmesan Asparagus Hush Puppies
…1 T Rosenthal Olive Ranch Arbosana Olive Oil 1/2 Cup Flour 1 Cup Corn Meal 2 oz. Parmesan Cheese ½ Cup Milk Water Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen…
Almond Board: Almond Video Teaches About Lifecycle
…engages in production, nutrition and market research, advertising and promotion in domestic and international markets, quality control and statistical analysis and dissemination. As a Federal Marketing Order, it is important…
The Western View: Indoor Vertical Farming
…a warehouse to hold an indoor farm. The Western View Indoor Vertical Farming When the farm is at full production, it is expected to provide 30 harvests a year, growing…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…cara cara and blood orange varieties. California’s grapefruit production is down 1 percent from the 2013-14 season, but lemon production is up 9 percent, USDA crop analysts found. Tangerine and…
USDA to Measure the Financial Health of American Farms
…provide data on their operating expenditures, production costs and household characteristics. “Farm organizations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, other government agencies, members of Congress, and state and local officials use…
Agri View: Water Management
…watershed-scale water-management, including the use of conserved water rights, dry-year water banks, option water markets, and regulated irrigation withdrawals, may also reduce the impact of irrigated production on offsite water…
Transparency Key to Building Consumer Trust
…more affordable food— and more skepticism from the public. “As we’ve changed in size and scale and in the kind of production techniques and technology we use, we now reflect…
Allergens and Security Top List of Food Safety Concerns
…far greater problem—and a much big driver of recalls—are allergens. Eight foods account for 90 percent of food-allergy reactions in the U.S: eggs, shellfish, fish, milk, soy, wheat, peanuts and…
Huanglongbing Disease Spread and Characteristics
…impact from infected trees in the first 2 years and if or when it spreads in California that some growers might see an increase in production, but that won’t last….
Truth Matters to Consumers
…The farm tour was intended to help the bloggers learn more about agriculture and the people behind the production of their food and fuel. What I didn’t expect, however, was…