If you have not invited avocados to grace your Super Bowl party table, you are missing out. Cathy Isom tells you all about the single-seeded fruit that’s expected to be…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Production Report
…table eggs, and 1.13 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.04 billion were broiler-type and 87.0 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during December 2016 averaged 372 million, up…
Agri View: Choice of Meat
…supplied by hunters. There are no estimates on deer but wildlife officials know that deer meat has replaced a lot of farm raised meat on the dinner table. And guess…
NMPF, USDEC Urge Trump Administration Not to Cede Export Opportunities
…States. This issue must be on the table in any discussion about the future of NAFTA.” McKnight noted that “the U.S. dairy sector exports 15 percent of its milk production,…
The California Kitchen: French Tapenade
…Garlic minced 2 oz Black olives diced fine ½ Bunch Cilantro Diced fine ¼ C Red wine vinegar 1 T Sugar Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s…
Strong Ag Background with Sonny Perdue
…isn’t necessarily production; it’s processing and that real whole food chain that many people are discovering now from farm to table,” he said. “Farmers are great for the economy because…
Efforts in Senate to Curb Antiquities Act Abuses
…the Antiquities Act has moved it far beyond its original intent, with devastating effects on local economies,” says NCBA President Tracy Brunner. “It’s unacceptable for any President to have this…
Bayer Honors Robert Hutmacher as 2017 Cotton Specialist of the Year
…each season. Dr. Robert Hutmacher is a master of defining a grower challenge, rallying all parties to come to the table to address the challenge and then working with growers…
CTFC Chairman Massad Resigns
…table and offered them meaningful input in the rulemaking processes.” The Wall Street Journal Reports Christopher Giancarlo (John-car lo), the CFTC’s sole Republican member, is expected to succeed Massad, at…
Crops Benefit from Holiday demand
…month represents about 6 to 7 percent of total annual sales. Table wine also sees a spike in sales—with the last eight weeks of the year averaging 9 to 10…
Snowpack’s Statewide Water Content Below Average
…courses are posted in the table below.) More telling than a survey at a single location, however, are DWR’s electronic readings from 105 stations scattered throughout the Sierra Nevada. Measurements…
Poultry and Egg Production Report
…table eggs, and 1.09 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.01 billion were broiler-type and 81.0 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during November 2016 averaged 367 million, up…
Food Prices Down as Biodiesel Production Grows
…from any fat or vegetable oil, including recycled cooking oil, animal fats and soybean oil. By creating a market and value for unwanted soybean oil, biodiesel decreases soy protein meal…
National Candy Cane Day
…things have their own day dedicated to them; one you may not have known about is the candy cane. Yes, this veritable symbol of tasty festivity has a dedicated day,…