Global food prices rose during October. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says its food price index climbed 1.2 points over the September totals to 172.6. Pro…
Pesticide Data Program Summary Released
…processed fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat and poultry, grains, fish, rice, specialty products, and water. The data and the summary, along with an explanatory guide for consumers, can be found…
USDA WASDE Report At a Glance
…Spring (HRS) is lowered 10 million, and Durum is lowered 5 million. Rice: The 2016/17 U.S. rice crop is reduced 1.2 million cwt to 234.8 million on lower yields. Ending…
Big Increases for Corn, Cotton and Rice
…is at 484 thousand bales, up 34 percent from last year. Rice – All rice harvested acreage in California is at 559 thousand acres, up 33 percent from last year….
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…while reducing environmental losses. As drought conditions continue to grip parts of the country, our scientists have begun work to develop rice and corn crops that are drought- and flood-resistant,…
National Vinegar Day
…condiment for fish and chips flavoring for potato chips a dip for crab meat A substitute for fresh lemon juice Used in sushi rice Commonly put into mint sauce Used…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
…rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes short grain and sweet rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity….
Agri View: Land facts
…crops. It is pasture land. It is a well-established that the biggest crops are corn, wheat and soybeans. Next is rice and cotton. Now here are some other interesting land…
Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture
…an estimated 1.1 percent. Corn and soybeans have had higher shares of acreage using yield mapping than other crops, but use of yield maps has increased for peanuts, rice, and…
Western View: The Most Dangerous Highway?
…the heartland of California, straight up the middle of the Central Valley all the way up to the rice fields north of Sacramento. It’s 424 miles of agricultural heaven, from…
The California Kitchen: Collard Green Spring Roll
…Olive Oil Prawns Chili Flakes Rice Sheets 1 Cup Purple onion Lemon Juice 3 T Peanut Butter 1 T Teriyaki 2 t Sesame Oil To get the cooking directions, listen…
Olive Production Shifts as Result of Mechanization
…the crop is a good fit for landowners who have limited access to water, noting that olive-oil plantings already have displaced some marginal rice ground and irrigated pastures. “It becomes…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…lowered 11 million bushels based on the latest estimate from the NASS September 30 Small Grains Annual Summary. Rice: The 2016/17 U.S. rice crop is reduced 1.1 million cwt to…
Pacific Region October Crop Production Report
…up 8 percent; the rice crop forecast is 49.8 million cwt., up 33 percent; sunflower forecast is 65.1 million pounds, up 46 percent and from last year; spring potato production…