…biodiversity was taking an unusual approach to managing wild rice fields. After harvest, they began tilling the stubble into the soil and keeping their fields covered in water year-round. The…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…bales, was carried forward from last month. American Pima harvested area, at 154.3 thousand acres, was carried forward from last month. RICE: California’s 2015 rice crop forecast at 35.3 million…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…a specified threshold, with the intention of bringing the price of Japan’s pork imports up to the higher domestic price. Because Japan is highly protective of its pork industry, in…
Prather Ranch Named 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…stewardship in the community. One of the ranch’s first efforts to promote biodiversity was taking an unusual approach to managing the wild rice fields on its land near Mt. Shasta….
Farm-to-Food Bank Month a Time for Sharing and Caring
…tremendous support from producers of rice, citrus, fresh fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, and eggs, to name just a few commodities. In fact, more than 120 family farms have worked…
U.S. Rice Growers Have Less to Sell, but Prices May Be Higher
…sheet forecast for U.S. rice this season has a minus sign in front of it, except the price. U.S. Rice Growers Have Less to Sell, but Prices May Be Higher…
Woodland California Ag Museum Transition
In unassuming warehouse space nestled along I-5 in Woodland, a stone’s throw from the region’s famed rice fields and nut trees, something’s up. Change is afoot. If you’re an aggie,…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…example, the corn price for 2014 is 30 percent below the historical benchmark price used by the ARC-County program, and revenues of the farms participating in the ARC-County program are…
New USDA Fact Sheets Illustrate State-by-State Benefits of TPP
…on potatoes and potato products. Rice Japan, which excluded rice from its prior trade agreements, will establish a new, duty-free quota for U.S. rice. Malaysia and Vietnam will eliminate tariffs….
USDA Funds New Pilot Project
…approved for U.S. rice growers by the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Now USDA has demonstrated its interest in and support for another market-based approach for growers by increasing fertilizer…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…year, down about 60,000 acres from last year, according to the California Rice Commission. The current acreage represents the least amount of rice planted since 1991, when the state had…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…dried fruit, nuts, dairy products, beef, fish, poultry products, including eggs, as well as dried beans, rice and specified processed products such as vegetable oil, olive oil, soup, bread, pasta,…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
…at 1,499 pounds per acre. Rice – All rice production in California for 2015 is forecast at 34.1 million cwt., down 8 percent from the previous year. The yield forecast…
For Atwater FFA Students, It’s a Year Round Program
…Courtney Walsh, Emma Reyes, Erica Perez, Hayley Birmingham, Jennifer Montoya, Juan Hurtado, Kati Ries, Odalys DeLaTorre, (goats) Amanda Skidmore, Aurora Rice, Bailey Weimer, Blake Brigham, Breanna McCartney, Briana Diaz, Chrissy…