…155,000-STRV increase from the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), as raised sugarbeet production prospects outweigh reductions in sugarcane production. Total import projections are increased by 27,000 STRV…
Profit Outlook for 2016 Still Negative
…because of a less bearish global stock situation. For the farmer’s bottom line, a modest reduction in production costs is offsetting some of the price-depressing effects. Still, Farm Credit says…
Wheat Import Forecast Trimmed for Egypt
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has trimmed its import forecast for Egypt. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports the reduction is due to credit issues. A USDA office in Egypt…
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Members Named
…Agricultural labor reduction concerns; Potential food waste and food desert reduction concepts throughout the industry supply chain; and Advocating agricultural-based jobs to potential new farmers, and providing training, mentoring and…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…reduction in supply might bring prices up.” Winegrape harvesting is under way in the county, and the heat wave could actually be beneficial, he said. “The wineries want certain levels…
Western View: This year, it’s La Nina
…early October and we’ve already had a light dusting of snow in the high country and at least the threat of a few showers in the north valley. But we…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…that provides more reliable funding without harming land management and fire-reduction activities. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation. Christine Souza is an assistant editor of…
Western View: Got Gas?
…manure alone. Growers will be expected to reduce flatulence at the source – under the tail of the cow. Some reduction may occur by dietary changes – which would of…
Farm Economy Slumping into Fourth Quarter 2016
…much of this adjustment coming from a reduction in capital outlays (Chart 3). Profit Margins Although U.S. farm income expectations were revised up in August, profit margins for many producers…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…child day-care facilities from Monday through Friday between 6am and 6pm. These include all applications by aircraft, sprinklers, air-blast and all fumigant applications. In addition most dust and/or powder pesticide…
China Investing in Agriculture Modernization
…is not immediately clear whether this commitment is separate from the bank’s plan announced in May for poverty reduction in China via agricultural investments. From the National Association of Farm…
CDFA Collaborates on Draft ‘Vibrant Communities and Landscapes’
…Link to draft report Note – CDFA is a collaborative partner in an effort to meet a mid-term greenhouse gas reduction reduction target for California of 40 percent below 1990…
Water Board Declares Water War on Merced and Stanislaus Counties
…while the California Fish and Game Commission refuses to reduce invasive predators like bass that are responsible for so much of the reduction in salmon populations in the first place….
WASDE at a Glance
…reduction of 3,000 acres. Imports for 2016/17 are reduced by 366,000 to 2.652 million. All of the reduction is attributable to a decrease in imports from Mexico for 2016/17. Total…