…seedless were up 16 percent. According to the California Table Grape Commission, overall grape volume in 2017 was 109.1 million box units valued at $1.81 billion. The table grape industry…
Trump, China, To Talk Trade at G20
…the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Bloomberg News that U.S. goals are on the table and that the two leaders…
New Record Set for California Table Grape Shipments
A news release from the California Table Grape Commission described table grape shipments hitting a new record in recent weeks. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over 23 million…
Southern Africa: A Promising Region for U.S. Agricultural Exports
…Africa to imports of U.S. table and hatching eggs. While South Africa was previously self-sufficient in egg production, the local egg industry is now recovering from highly pathogenic avian influenza…
Celebrating National Cheese Month
…table. In America, Mozzarella is the most popular cheese. Can you say Pizza? Cheddar cheese obviously a close second. Wisconsin is the top cheese producing state in the United States….
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…appreciate that the Trump Administration continually raised the profile of our issues at the negotiating table.” “Maintaining dairy market access in Mexico and improving market access into Canada were IDFA’s…
Deadline Weekend Likely to Pass with Little Farm Bill, NAFTA Progress
…farm bills expired without a new law in place. Conaway told Politico “putting this off makes no sense whatsoever,” adding “the decisions to be made are on the table.” Adding…
Perdue on Negotiations for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement
…President Trump’s approach to trade – standing strong for American interests and bringing other countries to the table – will benefit our entire economy, including the agricultural sector.” Source: USDA…
How Much to Plant in the Garden
…a 68 pound harvest. Just a disclaimer that the numbers in the table may vary by family and the amount of yield for each plant could be affected by many…
Water Works: Getting Involved with Your GSA
…for growers. And that’s not going to work, we need to have growers at the table,” Isom said. The importance of agricultural involvement in the planning process for groundwater sustainability…
California Navel Oranges Forecast to Rebound in 2018-19
…was measured along with all connected branches. A random number table was then used to select a branch, and then all connected branches from the randomly-selected branch were measured. This…
California Cotton Acreage Falls Short of Early Predictions
…in December, when our board met, going around the table and around the state, I think growers were looking at a 10 to 15 percent increase over the 295,000 acres…
Farm Bill Merging Process Underway
…is on the table, as presented by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway. Little details have been spelled out yet, but following the first public meeting of the conference committee,…
Agri View: What is Your Favorite Vegetable?
…Favorite Vegetable? Vegetables are good for you. Some people eat nothing else. Most everybody has a vegetable they prefer. What would you guess is the most preferred vegetable in the…