…procedure were part of an all-encompassing review of the market by CME. He told Reuters “it’s on the table,” adding that CME was also looking at potential modifications to the…
Olive Production Shifts as Result of Mechanization
…table olives are processed as black ripes and sold at the retail level. Ways to harvest table olives mechanically actually already exist, Flynn said, noting that UC researchers have even…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…The turkey production forecast was unchanged. Egg production forecasts for 2016 or 2017 were raised on continued growth in table egg laying flocks. The milk production forecasts for 2016 and…
Demand for Brussels sprouts is booming
Remember when kids made funny faces at the dinner table when they were presented with a plate of Brussels sprouts? Yeah, not so much anymore. These days, people are eating…
Superstitious Foods
…strain on the friendship. You should put it on the table and let him or her pick it up. And finally, eating Black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is believed…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…chicken, chickpeas, cucumbers, dates, eggs, figs, garlic, grapefruits, grapes, green beans, honeydew, kiwi fruit, leaf lettuce, lemons, lima beans, milk, mushrooms, nectarines, oats, olives, onions, oranges, peaches, pears, pecans, peppers,…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…County. The table and wine grape harvest continued, with shipments going to foreign and domestic markets by mid-month. The raisin grape harvest began and shortly thereafter, raisin grapes were laid…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Report
…and 2,337 in August 2015. U.S. August Egg Production United States egg production totaled 8.58 billion during August 2016, up 10 percent from last year. Production included 7.44 billion table…
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
…more organic food to the table. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the grants at the New York Times Food for Tomorrow Conference in Pocantico Hills, N.Y. The grants are funded…
Agri View: Beefalo
…but I would give it a try. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: USDA Food and Safety Inspection Service Bison from Farm to Table One of our…
Trump Adviser Talks Agriculture
Clovis Sam Clovis, senior adviser for Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, spoke with reporters after an agriculture round-table discussion this week and said crop insurance needs to be protected as…
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
…Kasugamycin is currently going through the IR-4 Program so that it can be registered for use on California olives. Another antibiotic, oxytetracycline, was also recently accepted into the IR-4 program….
CA Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
…with all connected branches. A random number table was then used to select a branch, and then all connected branches from the randomly-selected branch were measured. This process was repeated…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
…from Shasta reservoir. The overall estimated impacts of the 2016 drought on agriculture are summarized in the table below. Survey work on expected surface water deliveries to agricultural water districts,…