More of America’s grocery carts were filled with organic products in 2017. The Organic Trade Association’s 2018 Industry Survey shows consumers were buying everything from organic produce and organic ice…
Fifth Crow Farm – An Ecosystem of Sustainability
…takes all of us working together.” To learn more about organics, visit the USDA organic website www.usda.gov/organic, or the NRCS organic website www.nrcs.usda.gov/organic Image credit: Images courtesy of USDA/NRCS California….
Slimy Slugs Bugging Your Garden
…way to lure the snails into these spaces is to put a little food out for them to nibble on. Try old cabbage leaves or citrus peels. I’m Cathy Isom……
Agri View: Crop Prospects
…So, the image of citrus only should be blotted from a lot of people’s mind now. Other Southeastern states will plant a lot of soybeans and corn. These are predictions…
USDA Backs Off on Organic Checkoff Program
…the organic industry itself. Organic groups such as the Northeast and Western Organic Dairy Producers and many Northeast Organic Farming Association chapters, and had opposed the program. Smaller farms claimed…
OTA Comments on USDA Halting Organic Checkoff Proposal
…a pattern of holding back forward progress on organic by USDA. Organic Trade Association CEO Laura Batcha argues that there is a need for an organic checkoff, and says organic…
Agri View: Georgia Citrus Expanding Thanks to Research
Everett Griner talks about citrus farming in Georgia expanding in today’s Agri View. Everett explains what research has done for Georgia citrus. You know, many people thought that citrus business…
Perdue Names Bruce Summers AMS Administrator
…practices in the agricultural supply chain by enforcing contract standards for the livestock and fruit and vegetable industries as well as the National Organic Program. More than 4,000 AMS professionals…
Organic Produce Has Strong First Quarter
…of organic fresh produce and found significant growth compared to 2017. Packaged salads continued to lead the way for organic vegetable sales, representing 19 percent of all sales of organic…
The Western View: North Dakota Pyramid
…worth it. I’m Len Wilcox, and that’s the Western View from AgNet West, brought to you by Citrus Industry Magazine. Check us out on the web at www.citrusindustry.net. Image credit:…
Armed to Farm Program Provides Veterans with Farming Skills
…expressed a specific interest in sustainable and organic farming practices to be used in small-scale production. “Many of our applicants this time really were passionate about not using chemicals or…
The Western View: Moapa Valley
…West, brought to you by Citrus Industry Magazine. Check us out on the web at www.citrusindustry.net. Image credit: Moapa Valley, looking east towards the Mormon Mesa / Category:Cities in Nevada…
CCM Ramping Up Political Efforts on Behalf of Citrus Growers
California Citrus Mutual (CCM) has recently been ramping up its political efforts on behalf of California citrus growers. The association has been advocating and engaging political leaders on a multitude…
Agri View: Agriculture Losses from 2017 Storms
…extensive damage in Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Texas had severe damage to it’s cotton crop. In Florida, where they were hit twice, it was citrus and vegetable. Georgia’s…