…is outstripping supply! According to Ben Waterman, the Cornell University coordinator for a shiitake mushroom growing project in Vermont, “We could see eight times the current production and still maintain…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…work to keep pollinators buzzing and contributing to a diverse domestic and global food supply. To learn more about FSA’s conservation programs, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/conservation or contact a local FSA county…
Proposals Could Further Limit Water Flows
…and a system being managed almost exclusively for fish when it was built for agricultural supply and urban water users.” Given the increased precipitation the state saw this winter compared…
Marijuana Sales
Everett Griner talks about spending on marijuana sales threatening our food supply and food budgets in today’s Agri View. Marijuana vs Food Sales From: Forbes America’s 2015 Marijuana Sales Higher…
11th-Hour Push for GMO Labeling Standard
…will have costly and lasting effects on the nation’s food supply chain. Pamela Bailey, Grocery Manufacturers Association president and CEO, said the coalition understands that consumers want more information about…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…Match shoppers spent an estimated $1,208,996 on consumer purchases at neighboring businesses. In spite of the FINI-enabled expansion, the demand for Market Match far outstrips the supply of funds, and…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…that are economically viable and are based upon scientific research, common sense and a respect for the environment, neighbors and employees. The result is a plentiful, nutritious, safe food supply….
Cage Free Egg
…US and Canada will go cage-free by 2025. In February 2016, the parent company of two other large fast food chains, Tim Hortons and Burger King, also committed to a…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
…82 percent of the world’s supply of almonds. Bayer officials commented on the program, saying, “As the population in the world rises, the global demand for food increases every day….
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…Plumas, Sierra, Lassen, Modoc, and Trinity counties, these watersheds supply 80 percent of California’s reservoir capacity. Protecting Forests to Protect Watersheds – $200,000 is awarded to the Trust for Public…
Agri View: Dairy Farming Changes
…Agricultural Library Early Developments in the American Dairy Industry Early History In the early 1600s immigrants brought cattle with them from Europe to supply their families with dairy products and…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
…for scientists to study their role in land management. They also serve as a ready supply of animals for prospective new shearers to learn the craft. “We teach students how…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service that, if implemented, will significantly reduce the water supply available to Californians. The letter states the new actions…
Signup for Cotton Producers Starts June 20
…result of low cotton prices and global oversupply, cotton producers are facing economic uncertainty that has led to many producers having lost equity and having been forced to liquidate equipment…