A nutrient that helped nourish vast rainforests may be an emerging tool for California agriculture. The nation's average gas price declined for the thirteenth consecutive week.
Produce marketers are working to increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables among younger consumers. Also, down for the 10th straight week is fuel prices.
The NCBA says the ruling effectively ends “yet another R-CALF attack on the Beef Checkoff and prevents the activist attorneys from further diverting Checkoff and beef industry resources.”
The nation's average gas price increased for the fourth straight week, rising 15.3 cents from a week ago to $4.46 per gallon. Total farm tractor sales are now down 13.7% year-to-date.
State and federal officials and some California water districts have agreed to a tentative $2.6 billion plan to improve water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The World Ag Expo reopened to in-person attendance after being virtual last year due to the pandemic. Farmland values continued to increase through the end of 2021.
The Swine Health Information Center started a coalition to study ideal methods for cleaning and disinfecting feed mills following a potential African Swine Fever Outbreak.