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California regulators cut farmers' water allotments by a third due to low reservoir levels.

Corn prices have been steadily increasing over the past year, rising more than 50 percent in 2021 alone. Corn is now worth $7.50 a bushel, its highest price tag since 2012. Corn, the biggest cash [...]

May 11, 2021 Larissa Zimberoff BLOOMBERG – The pandemic turbocharged many trends that were already underway when the coronavirus struck the United States (US) early last year. One of them was consumer demand for food labelled “organic”, as shuttered restaurants and lockdowns forced many to see the contents of their refrigerator in a new light. Indeed, 2020 sales of organic produce grew by 14.2 per cent. In the first quarter of this year, organic food sales rose by 9.3 per cent over the same period in 2020, topping USD2.2 billion as shoppers sought to avoid the taint of artificial additi...

Rachael Long/UCANR A new University of California cost study shows potential profits in growing alfalfa organically for the organic dairy market. High-quality organic alfalfa hay is an important ingredient in milk-cow feed rations for organic dairies. Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 A new study that outlines costs and returns of establishing and producing organic alfalfa hay has been released by University of California Cooperative Extension, the UC Agricultural Issues Center and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. High-qual...

Share The pandemic turbocharged many trends that were already under way when the coronavirus struck the US early last year. One of them was consumer demand for food labelled “organic”, as shuttered restaurants and lockdowns forced many to see the contents of their refrigerator in a new light. Indeed, 2020 sales of organic produce grew by 14.2 per cent. In the first quarter of this year, organic food sales rose by 9.3 per cent over the same period last year, topping $US2.2 billion ($2.8 billion) as shoppers sought to avoid the taint of artificial additives, fertilisers and pesticides. “S...