…California industries — some of which lead the nation in production– including nuts, stone fruits and dairy made sure the state didn’t get overlooked. Perdue reasoned with folks around the…
Agri View: Scholarships for Agriculture Students
…to those who will specialize in various phases of agriculture. One section will deal with plant breeding. Now, this will provide valuable information to anybody in crop production. How about…
Answer Upcoming NASS Survey; It Impacts Your Bottom Line
…of data to calculate actual production in that county. The downward trend in farmer-completed surveys has led to the inability of NASS to publish reliable data in numerous counties across…
Tariffs Could Cost Fruit and Nuts $3 Billion
…change their production quantities or plant a different crop. The U.S. exports 13 percent of its almonds, 14 percent of its pistachios and 22 percent of its pecans to countries…
Water Works: Moving Toward Better Water Stability
…production value grew by 60 percent. There will be not be a single approach that will completely solve all of California’s water issues. The challenges facing the state’s water supplies…
Poultry Facilities Recognized for Safety Performance
…Santa Rosa, CA Lakeville Growers – Hatchery Sanderson Farms, Inc. Bryan, TX Brazos Production – Hatchery Simmons’ Foods, Inc. Siloam Springs, AR – Further Processing Tip Top Poultry, Inc. Rockmart,…
Global Food Prices Decline
…for butter and cheese. Finally, sugar prices fell six percent, largely driven by improved production prospects in the main sugar producing countries. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
FDA to Consider Organic Labeling Claims
…are allowed in organic production, and allowing non-GMO labels on products with no GMO counterparts. Politico reports there will be more to come, as Gottlieb suggested the FDA plans to…
Weekly Drought Monitor Update
…the coast and along the U.S.-Mexico border to Louisiana and Mississippi, and north across Missouri to Colorado. The weekly measure notes that livestock production has been seriously impaired by the…
Grains Exports on Track to Set New Record
…how much of U.S. coarse grain production is actually used in the world market by including the corn equivalent of co-products like ethanol and distiller’s dried grains with solubles, as…
Water Works: Deficit Irrigation in Processing Tomatoes
In today’s Water Works, brought to you by AquiMax, research looking at deficit irrigation in the production of processing tomatoes has produced some interesting results. Because of the nature of…
Growing Meyer Lemon Trees Indoors
…Trees Indoors A Meyer Lemon Tree grown indoors can be done successfully and with very little effort. If its fruit production that you have in mind, here’s what you need…
Why Grow a Meyer Lemon Tree
…fruit production is what you have in mind. More on that on tomorrow’s edition of This Land of Ours. I’m Cathy Isom… Image credit: (Featured image) By Debra Roby –…
Beef Exports “Tremendous” in First Half of 2018
…six percent higher than 2017 and valued at $718 million dollars. International customers bought a larger share of beef production, even at higher prices, which indicates strong demand. After setting…