…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…
Rice Price Estimates Moved by Long-Grains
USDA’s latest “all rice” price estimate is up forty cents from the previous month. Here’s why. Rice Price Estimates Moved by Long-Grains…
Crop Insurance Options for Fruit and Nut Producers
…is in addition to the alfalfa seed, canola, cultivated wild rice, dry peas, forage production, grass seed, mint, oats, onions, and rye that were recently made available for 2016 as…
The California Kitchen: Zante Currants (Champagne Grape) Risotto
…Rosemary 2 Cup Arborio Rice 1 Oz Shallots 1 Cup White Wine 1 Clove of Garlic Minced 1 Qt Chicken Stock TT 1 Cup Zante Current Grapes 2 Cup Cream…
Stallman Announces Departure in January
…influential general farm organization. Stallman, a cattle and rice producer from Columbus, Texas, is the 11th president during AFBF’s almost 97-year history. “It has been a tremendous honor to serve…
USDA Opens Enrollment Period for Agriculture Risk Coverage
…rice (which includes short grain and sweet rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity. The 2014 Farm Bill builds on…
Crop Management
Everett Griner talks about southern farmers now looking at rice in today’s Agri View. Crop Management…
House Votes To Repeal ‘COOL,’ Senate Urged To Follow
…it remains to be seen on which U.S. products Canada and Mexico place tariffs, a preliminary Canadian retaliation list included fresh pork and beef, bakery goods, rice, apples, wine, maple…
Beet Curly Top Virus Grower Alert
Beet Leafhopper Overwintering Adult The Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program (BCTVCP) would like to remind tomato growers to be aware of fallow fields, almond/pistachio orchards, or vineyards with weedy…