…volume. Organic sales were led predominantly by packaged salads and organic berries, which includes strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Organic apples were also a significant sales leader in 2021. “Those…
Impact Farmers Make When It Comes to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…increased 31-percent, from roughly 250 million to 329 million in 2019. With more people comes the need for more food. And, more food production could also mean more greenhouse gas…
USDA Supports Supply Chain Enhancement with $215 Million Investment
…America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, promoting competition and fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious…
MSOB: Using Biofungicides to Help Manage Resistance
…18 products helps a wide range of growers – from row crops and fruits and vegetables to tree nuts, vines, and greenhouse production – operate more sustainably while increasing their…
Program Working to Deliver State-of-the-Art Plant Science Technology
…about 15 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, the site includes 53 acres of cleared fields to use for plant research and production and 116 acres of woodland on…
USDA Announces the Appointment of Karli Moore to Serve on the Farm Service Agency State Committee in California
…who are unable to receive private, commercial credit, including targeted loan funds for beginning, underserved, women and military veterans involved in production agriculture. For more information on FSA, visit www.fsa.usda.gov….
Enrollment Deadline for Dairy Risk Management Programs Extended
…support when margins between feed costs and milk prices reach a particular threshold. SDMC is available for smaller and mid-sized operations that have been unable to enroll additional production. The…
Almond Update: Training Tuesday Webinar Series Kicks Off February 15
…will be adding a new element to this year’s webinars. Along with information on production practices, the series will also include trade and regulatory information in every other webinar. ABC’s…
Agronomic Minute: New Integrated Program to Help Improve Production
UPL has developed ProNutiva as an integrated program to help growers address a variety of production concerns. The system-led approach incorporates a variety of crop protection products growers can use…
Automated Weeder Technology Advancing at Right Time, Given Labor Availability
…we have to do the work, like on a vegetable production field, has really diminished in the last several years. So, it’s just kind of amazing that that situation developed…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 02-04-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers organic produce sales topping $9 Billion in 2021, the work being done to…
Almond Update: Communication Key to Getting Most Out of Honeybees During Bloom
…Josette Lewis explained that pollination services can be upwards of 15 percent of the annual cost of production. Maintaining good communication with beekeepers and providing hospitable environments will help growers…
MSOB: Working Towards Universal Understanding of Biostimulant Products
…portfolio of 18 products helps a wide range of growers – from row crops and fruits and vegetables to tree nuts, vines, and greenhouse production – operate more sustainably while…
Almond Matters: Bloom App Helps Improve Chances for Successful Pollination
…Clay said that their new app can help producers make optimal applications of ReTain. The material inhibits ethylene production providing a few extra days for viable pollination. The app is…