From: Judy Sanchez, Senior Director, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs for U.S. Sugar Recently, some environmental critics have attempted to spread misinformation about the source of nutrient pollution in the discharges that are being released from Lake Okeechobee by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. I wanted to take this opportunity to provide facts and information to help inform your ongoing …
Growing Pumpkins
Everett Griner talks about growing giant pumpkins in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USDA Seeks Proposals for Market-Based Wetland Protection Systems
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the establishment of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Wetland Mitigation Banking Program, made possible by the 2014 Farm Bill. Through the program, NRCS will provide $9 million to help states, local governments or other qualified partners develop wetland mitigation banks that restore, …
GMO Questions
Everett Griner talks about the GMO questions still unanswered in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USDA Grant to Attack Citrus Greening
Researchers share $4 million USDA grant to attack citrus greening From UF/IFAS: By: Kimberly Moore Wilmoth and Kathleen Haughney GAINESVILLE, Fla. — International researchers, including ones at the University of Florida and Florida State University, are sharing in a $4 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to attack the problem of citrus greening, a disease that has …
2015 Dietary Guidelines Support Lean Beef in a Healthy Diet
From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON (January 7, 2016) – The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, reaffirm the role of lean beef in a healthy diet and confirm that Americans are, on average, consuming lean meat in daily amounts that are consistent …
HHS and USDA Release New Dietary Guidelines to Encourage Healthy Eating Patterns to Prevent Chronic Disease
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2016 – Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today released updated nutritional guidelines that encourage Americans to adopt a series of science-based recommendations to improve how they eat to reduce obesity and prevent chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and heart …
Dragon Fruit – It’s Fruit
Everett Griner talks about foreign fruit. Dragon Fruit, not cutting it here in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Omnibus Approval Key for Cattle Producers
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) recently released a video regarding the omnibus approval which includes key measures for cattle producers, including the repeal of Country of Origin Labeling known as COOL. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Walnuts and Calories
A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition found that one, one ounce serving of walnuts may provide 146 calories, which is 39 calories less, or 21 percent fewer, than the 185 calories listed in the USDA Nutrient Database. Cathy Isom answers the question of just how many calories are really in walnuts? Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers …