…Agriculture Week celebrates America’s diversity of people, cultures, commodities and landscapes involved in agriculture, as well as the diversity of crops, career opportunities and the economic activity generated by the…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…option with a streamlined application process. We also provide loans that can be used to build or upgrade storage for organic commodities, including cold storage, grain bins, bulk tanks and…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…Economy.) Historically, bulk commodities-wheat, rice, coarse grains, oilseeds, cotton, and tobacco-accounted for most of U.S. agricultural exports. However, in the 1990s, U.S. exports of consumer-oriented products inlucding high-value products (HVP)-…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture California is the nation’s leading agricultural state, with 76,400 farms producing more than 400 commodities with a farm-gate value of $54…
USDA Expands Insurance Options for Farmers Transitioning to Certified Organic Agriculture
…to RMA’s regional office state directory. Current policyholders also have until the sales closing date to make any changes to their existing contracts. A list of commodities eligible for the…
Malaysian Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…to target over 59 different fruit, vegetable, and plant commodities. Important California crops at risk include tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons, eggplants, guavas, and pomegranates. The combined 2013 value of these…
Cost Estimates for Growing Romaine Hearts and Organic Spinach Released
…the Central Coast Region.” These two studies can be downloaded for free from the UC Davis Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics website athttp://coststudies.ucdavis.edu. Cost-of-production studies for many commodities are…
Agri View: Peanut Crop
…in the European Union and others. National Peanut Board Sources: http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/nuts/peanut-profile/ www.soyatech.com/peanut_facts.htm http://www.peanutsusa.com/MainMenu/About-Peanuts/Peanut-History/US-Peanut-Supply.html http://www.peanutsusa.com/MainMenu/About-Peanuts/Peanut-History/Export-Peanut-Market.html http://msucares.com/news/print/agnews/an13/20130207_peanutmtg_phillips_scs.html From YouTube Murray Farms 2015 Peanut Harvest Video series by Terry Presnal This is a…
Ag Education Program Revamps Website
…California’s annual economy, and the state produces more than 400 commodities. CFAITC strives to ensure California’s 7 million students —the next generation of consumers, parents and decision-makers—grow up with an…
Agri View: China Relations
…items. The effects of the decree combined with slower economic growth to reduce demand for many commodities. A recent structural shift in China’s wine imports illustrates these changes. During China’s…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…egg prices Retail food operations rarely have the same options as wholesalers. At least two local bakers say they’re eating the rising cost of one of their most important commodities….
Farmer Feedback Survey
…Be sure to give your two cents on your experience with USDA and make sure that your crops, your commodities are represented in our final results.” To find the survey…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…commodities (see the ERS data product, International Agricultural Productivity, Growth in Global Agricultural Productivity: An Update (Amber Waves magazine, November 2013), and Accelerating Productivity Growth Offsets Decline in Resource Expansion…
Agri View: COOL Labeling
…ginseng. Regulations for fish and shellfish covered commodities (7 CFR Part 60) became effective in 2005. The final rule for all covered commodities (7 CFR Part 60 and 7 CFR…