Released June 4, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). April 2014 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was…
USDA Announces Programs to Conserve Sensitive Land and Help Beginning Farmers
…quality and restoring wildlife habitat, all of which will make a difference for future generations.” Vilsack continued, “The average age of farmers and ranchers in the United States is 58…
Agriculture Groups Urge TPP Deal Without Japan
…the Obama administration to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations without Japan unless that nation agrees to provide significant market access for the United States. For U.S. pork that means…
Agribusiness Export Training Seminars
…(Veteran’s and Senior Building, 1280 Poplar Street, Wasco, CA) With 95% of the World’s consumers outside the United States’ borders, Valley businesses have an opportunity to potentially increase their annual…
April Egg Production Up 2 Percent
United States egg production totaled 8.01 billion during April 2014, up 2 percent from last year. Production included 6.96 billion table eggs, and 1.04 billion hatching eggs, of which 967…
Groundwater Discussions at CDFA Meeting
…Puglia, Western Growers and Chris Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation. “Groundwater is an important aspect of California’s integrated water portfolio,” said Craig McNamara, president of the California State Board of…
Passage of the Emergency Drought Relief Act
San Luis Reservoir, Central California, in drought condition in 2008, with water at 20% of capacity. Photo by Len Wilcox The United States Senate has passed the Emergency Drought Relief…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Recent Trade Breakthroughs with Mexico
…of Agro-Industrial Markets in North America: Challenges and Opportunities. The panelists discussed how the United States, Mexico and Canada can continue to work together to create jobs and economic opportunity…
March Milk Production up 1.1 Percent
…production in the United States during the January – March quarter totaled 51.1 billion pounds, up 1.0 percent from the January – March quarter last year. The average number of…
Peanut Price Report
Released May 16, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Peanut Price Highlights Peanut prices received by farmers for all…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…Durum wheat harvest was expected to begin in Southern California by mid-May. United States winter wheat production is forecast at 42.1 million tons, down 9 percent from 2013. As of…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…trees were topped and skirted. Navel and Valencia orange harvests remained active. Mandarin and grapefruit harvests finished. U.S. CITRUS The United States all orange forecast for the 2013-2014 season is…
United States Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.6 million head on May 1, 2014. The…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…May 15, 2014 – A yearly survey of beekeepers, released today, shows fewer colony losses occurred in the United States over the winter of 2013-2014 than in recent years, but…