The California Department of Food and Agriculture reports that farmers produced $51.1 billion of agricultural products in 2021. That’s up 3.6 per cent from the previous year. The statistic is a significant achievement in the face of record-breaking…
- A big purple tomato promises to fight cancer and heart disease. The product of gene editing by Norfolk Plant Sciences in the U.K., it’s now been green-lighted by the United States Department of Agriculture, allowing seeds to be planted in 2023.
- The Pear Bureau Northwest estimates the 2022-23 fresh crop to be 16.2 million standard box equivalents. Harvest will pick up in early to mid-September for Bosc, Green and Red Anjou varieties.
- After years of lobbying the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Potato Congress has announced success for an International Potato Day. The first one will be held May 30, 2024.
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company has opened its new terminal with bulk storage capacity for a variety of macro and micronutrients than can be blended on site to meet unique crop nutrition needs of customers in the U.S. corn belt and western Canada.