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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Agri View”
Everett Griner talks about growing vegetables where size does matter in today’s Agri View. Growing World Record Vegetables I don’t know who keeps up with it or how they find out, but I enjoy reading about the world’s biggest vegetables and where they are grown. The latest one I saw a farmer in England had produced an onion that weighed …
Everett Griner talks about land prices increasing, whether you are buying or renting, in today’s Agri View. Buying or Renting – Land Prices If you are going to farm, you must have land. There are two ways. You can own it or rent it. Either way, it is costing more. Some farmers do both. Here’s the way it is in …
Everett Griner talks about some of the constant problems affecting agriculture in today’s Agri View. Problems in Agriculture You can bet the whole tariff issue has the whole world of agriculture upset. If there were no export problems, farmers have enough to worry about. At the start of every crop year, there are things to be dealt with that they …
Everett Griner talks about money allocated for a pollination study in today’s Agri View. Pollination Help Here is where it started. One-third of all United States crops requires pollination by nature’s creatures. That includes honey bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, bats. Maybe a few I have left out. It is easy to why the whole country got upset when we started …
Everett Griner talks about potatoes having an identity in today’s Agri View. Changes with the Potato Potatoes, potatoes, potatoes. I recently did a report on potato consumption. The most consumed vegetable in the world. I did the best I could on various varieties of potatoes that we consume, which included the Idaho potato. That was not enough. I have since …
Everett Griner talks about seasonal changes having an impact on commodity prices in today’s Agri View. Mixed Commodity Prices You know, it’s not just the tariff situation that has an impact on agriculture and the farm economy. There is farm credit. Some high-up officials, that deal with the problem every day, are inclined to believe that high interest rates and …
Everett Griner talks about cloud seeding still being studied in today’s Agri View. Cloud Seeding for Rain You know, it was many years ago that farmers fought drought, and dry weather, by seeding the clouds. That is, they hired aviators to fly into what clouds existed to spray them with a designated chemical that would produce rain. It produced results, …
Everett Griner talks about boiled peanuts, a dying fad, in today’s Agri View. Boiled Peanuts-a Dying Fad Something is missing from the roadside in my part of the country. Signs proclaiming, “Hot Boiled Peanuts”. I have only seen one sign this year. I do believe that boiled peanuts, sold on the roadside, is slowly dying. I also believe people are …
Everett Griner talks about the different trade programs and their importance to agriculture in today’s Agri View. Importance of International Trade International trade. It’s a term that has more than one interpretation. International means Latin America, Europe, Asia, and every other country. Now, the United States is one of the leading countries involved in this trade element. Every country is …
Everett Griner talks about crops we learned to grow from Native Americans in today’s Agri View. Learning from Native Americans It has long been established that tomatoes are the most planted crop anywhere on earth. There is no practical record, but, they were being grown here in America before the white man even came to this country. In fact, if …
