…the domestic hunger safety net, and is currently responsible for putting food on the table for nearly 43 million Americans. The program has seen considerable growth and changes in participation…
Trump Ag Assistant Lists Administration Priorities
…week about some of the administration’s key priorities when it comes to agriculture. Some of the biggest priorities include promoting agricultural trade, giving farmers access to a stable workforce, regulation…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Report
…table eggs, and 1.02 billion hatching eggs, of which 941 million were broiler-type and 74.7 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during February 2017 averaged 375 million, up…
Grape Crush Shows Bounce-Back Year
…Tons crushed of raisin type varieties totaled 98,205, up 6.2 percent from 2015, and tons crushed of table type varieties totaled 97,759, up 38.3 percent from 2015. The 2016 average…
January Chicken and Egg Report
January Egg Production Up 9 Percent United States egg production totaled 9.04 billion during January 2017, up 9 percent from last year. Production included 7.91 billion table eggs, and 1.12…
Mexico Won’t Negotiate New Tariffs in NAFTA
…from the table.” Mexico’s Economy Minister said the country “refuses to even discuss the kind of tariffs President Donald Trump” has suggested, according to Bloomberg. Trump wants to build a…
Purple Versatile Vegetable
Do you want to add a little pzazz to your plate or salad? Cathy Isom tells us about the versatile vegetable with an eye-catching color. That’s coming up on This…
Canada, Mexico Want All NAFTA Partners at Renegotiation Table
Senior officials from Canada and Mexico say re-negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will happen with all nations at the table. The trade agreement between the U.S.,…
Vine Mealybug Still an Issue
Courtesy: UCANR The vine mealybug continues to be an issue for California grape growers. The pest can be hard to manage due to the size of infestations, especially for table…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…send a tidal wave down the mountain, through the diversion pool, over the diversion dam and to town.” Jamie Johansson, California Farm Bureau Federation first vice president who grows olives…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
…both programs will be compensated for their service. FMLFPP reviewers are expected to have operational knowledge of local food direct-to-consumer marketing and background in agriculture, retail, or farm-to-table marketing. The…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Raise New Canadian Milk Pricing Scheme Issue in Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau
…more than 300 percent on other U.S. dairy products are unacceptable. Exports are vitally important to the health of the U.S. economy, especially in the rural heartland of our country,…
California Preliminary Grape Crush Report
…percent from 2015, and tons crushed of table type varieties totaled 97,729, up 38.3 percent from 2015. The 2016 average price of all varieties was $750.27, up 11.7 percent from…
Slump in Farmland Values Continues
…the Great Recession of 2007-09 but were relatively small compared to declines in the 1980s. The largest changes in District states occurred in Kansas and Nebraska (Table 1). The value…