…poor to very poor. Arizona is even worse than California. It has 75 percent in the poor to very poor range. New Mexico has the worse rating, with 92 percent…
ASA Releases Video Touting Sugar Program
…food security. Heavily subsidized sugar from Mexico and Brazil, which ASA calls the “OPEC of sugar” in its video, threatens the U.S. industry and must be addressed for a free…
New App to Report Invasive Pests
…tells you how you can submit an actual live sample of the invasive species. It even goes over proper collection methods. For the CDFA Report a Pest page, click here….
CA Man New President of Cotton Council
…City, Texas; Rickey L. Bearden, Plains, Texas; Donald J. (Don) Cameron, Helm, Calif.; Richard Kelley, Burlison, Tenn.; Stewart Weaver, Jr., Edmondson, Ark.; and Gregory C. (Greg) Wuertz, Coolidge, Ariz.; Ginners…
CAPCA Conferences Coming Up
…at the San Bruno Veterans Memorial Recreation Center. All you have to do is go online to CAPCAed.com AND look for upcoming classes in the middle of the web page….
Producers Learn About Exporting
…the center, as well as export experts from three countries – Canada, Mexico, and China. Beth Pomper specializes in launching U-S foods overseas, and Canadian products in the US. She…
Improved Mexican Border Crossing for Produce
US Customs and Border Patrol is in talks with Mexican officials to speed up inspections of fresh produce and other agricultural commodities at the border in Mexico by moving the…
New Water Deal With Mexico: Imperial Says No
…regulations on how to share the river water among states in times of drought, but did not set aside an allotment for Mexico. Mexico will now also surrender some of…
Record Pistachio Harvest
…should come in around 550 million pounds for California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, according to the American Pistachio Growers Association. About 98 percent of pistachios from those four states…
CDFA Explains Milk Pricing
…milk pricing structure in California is increasing. In response to that, CDFA has created a web page, How Milk Pricing Works, to address questions about regulated milk pricing in California….
FL Tomato Industry Exec Updates Suspension Status of Mexican Agreement
With the issues regarding the 16-year suspension agreement between U.S. and Mexico gaining national attention, we spoke to Reggie Brown with the Florida Tomato Exchange regarding the current status of…
Urge Governor Brown to Veto Heat Illness Bills
…both bills. Due to the Urgency of Time please fax your letter to (916) 558-3160 or visit http://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php to voice concern on both bills. On the Governor’s “Contact” page, enter…
USDA’s MyPlate Celebrates First Anniversary
…in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). In the first quarter of this year, there were 34 million page views at the ChooseMyPlate.gov website and over 700,000 registered users…
