Ross riding on an old John Deere tractor on the steps of the state capitol at their Ag Day celebration. California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross…
New Olive Contracts Being Offered to Offset Damage from Cancelations
…U.S. foodservice market should be the center of focus for moving the industry forward. “Regaining the lost sales in foodservice is a huge opportunity for the domestic ripe olive industry…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…sales channels and markets for future production. “The possibilities the program provides us will build on successful marketing programs by expanding into new market segments such as food service while…
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Resigns
…product recalls. An FDA report also demonstrated that sales of antibiotics for animal agriculture have declined by 33 percent in one year while Gottlieb was commissioner. It is unknown at…
California Cattle Council Vote Approaches
…on live cattle sold with all money being mandated to stay in California. Sales of calves smaller than 250 pounds would be exempt from the assessment. There is also a…
Students Set to Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership During FFA Week
…Thursday, FFA Alumni and Supporters will celebrate Alumni Day. Friday, Feb. 22, all FFA members and supporters are encouraged to wear blue and show their FFA pride! Sponsored by Tractor Supply…
China Makes Another Significant Soybean Purchase
…countries. Export figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service indicate “export sales of 612,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2018/2019 marketing year,”…
Study Shows Trade Agreements by Competitors will Threaten U.S. Dairy Exports to Japan
…lost U.S. sales of $5.4 billion over 21 years. The Japanese dairy market, the fourth-largest export destination for U.S. dairy exports, is expected to continue to grow in years to…
Super Bowl Chicken Wings Consumption
…could charge low prices for the relatively inexpensive protein, and due to the spicy/salty nature of the sauce, they discovered that beer sales would go through the roof when customers…
Challenging Years Ahead for Wine Industry?
…that isn’t happening. Founder of Silicon Valley Bank’s wine division Rob McMillan, the primary author of the report, summarized that the U.S. wine industry’s sales growth has been quiet as…
Meat Inspectors, Price Reporting Staff Still On The Job
…produce the twice-daily livestock mandatory price reports, which are the sole source of market information on sales to packers of cattle, hogs and lambs and on the subsequent sale of…
SV Ag Tech Summit Focusing On The Present
…to increase productivity and profitability. That innovation includes technology in all aspects of agriculture and the supply chain from fresh produce growing to processing, sales, marketing, and distribution. The six-year-old…
Longest Recorded Government Shutdown Impacting Key Ag Programs
…stopped producing several important informational reports, with farmers working in the dark since the last data report was released on December 22. Agricultural Export Sales, Cold Storage and Cattle on…
Crop Year 2017 Demonstrated Growth for California Agriculture
California farmers and ranchers saw some growth for the crop year 2017, according to the California Agricultural Statistics Review that was recently released. The total value of sales improved by…