…production areas. The vast majority of these machines are fueled by propane followed by diesel with a small percentage powered via electricity. Lower fuel costs this past summer offered producers…
Pacific Region Poultry Report
California’s egg production during November totaled 360 million, down 15 million from October’s production and down 43 million from November 2013. The average number of layers during the month totaled…
Immigration Reform and California Agriculture
There are more than 81,000 farms in California, making it the number-one state in agricultural production in the country, with more than $33 billion in revenue annually. That’s why farmers…
Census of Horticulture Arriving in Mailboxes this Winter
…the producers of those cherished holiday traditions. NASS is conducting the 2014 Census of Horticultural Specialties to gather detailed information on horticultural production and sales across the United States. “The…
Western View: Packed in China?
…she pointed out that China’s dismal record includes a wide-spread case of melamine-tainted milk powder that sickened 300,000 children, and more than 1 million dollars worth of rat and other…
California Beef Council App Helps Foodservice Professionals
A mobile app developed by the California Beef Council is helping foodservice professionals become more knowledgeable about beef and beef production. Sabrina Hill has more. California Beef App Very Popular…
USDA to Gauge Farmland Ownership and Farm Economics
…online at quickstats.nass.usda.gov. NASS will also publish the economic data gathered in the annual Farm Production Expenditures report on August 4, 2015. All NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov….
State Wheat Production May Jump in 2015
…silage production shift to the north, including increased wheat acreage around the delta—and the larger supplies of silage harvested this year. But whether demand for forage will remain quite as…
USDA Provides Greater Protection for Fruit, Vegetable and Other Specialty Crop Growers
…on them.” Previously, the program offered coverage at 55 percent of the average market price for crop losses that exceed 50 percent of expected production. Producers can now choose higher…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19
…the Margin Protection Program for 2015 will forfeit the 1 percent base production increase. For a 400 cow operation, this would equate to an additional 80,000 pounds of milk that…
Egg Marketers Await Beginning of New Regulations
…2, also takes effect. Since its passage, Proposition 2 has had profound impacts on the state’s egg farmers, as some of them either took the plunge to retool their production…
USDA Dairy Products Report
…September 2014. Butter production was 148 million pounds, 1.5 percent above October 2013 and 13.8 percent above September 2014. Dry milk powders (comparisons with October 2013) Nonfat dry milk, human…
USDA Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuel
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making $5.6 million in grants to 220 producers across the nation to support the production of advanced biofuels, and is awarding…
CAPCA Announces New CEO/President
…control advisers (PCAs) that provide pest management consultation for the production of food, fiber, and ornamental industries of this state. CAPCA’s purpose is to serve as the leader in the…