Less than two weeks to submit the questionnaire by mail The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is wrapping up data collection for the 2017 Census…
USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
…filter strips, riparian buffers, wetland restoration and others. To view a full list of practices, please visit the CRP Continuous Enrollment Period page. FSA will use updated soil rental rates…
The California Kitchen: Mushroom Mardi Gras Mole
…c mushrooms 1 c new Mexico chills 1 c Japanese chills 5 prunes 1 c whole almonds 1 c chocolate TT S+P For this and many more of these recipes…
USDA Announces Streamlined Purchase Program to Supply Nutrition Assistance Programs with American Farm Products
…Details on how vendors may participate are available on the Selling Food to USDA page on the AMS website. Interested suppliers may also call (202) 720-4517 or write to Contracting…
Almond Matters: Ant Management in Orchards
…crop. “The UC IPM guidelines list two species that are a problem as pest ants on almonds and that’s the southern fire ant and the pavement ant…so you want to…
Cargill Still Concerned About Likelihood of Trade War
…proposal by the U.S. targeting China will “not effectively advance the goal of addressing distortive trade practices,” according to Reuters. Cargill sent a five-page letter to Lighthizer as the USTR…
2018 California Almond Forecast
The initial subjective forecast for the 2018 California almond production is 2.30 billion pounds, according to a survey conducted by the USDA/NASS Pacific Regional Office. Forecasted production is 1.3 percent…
Almond Update: Updates to CASP System Online
…they have made some improvement’s to the system that includes a more friendly user interface. Listen to Dlott’s interview. You can find more information about the system online at almonds.com/growers/sustainability….
Growth Energy Pressing Trump on Biofuels
…and crops during the worst farm crisis since the 1980s.” The full-page ads were placed by Growth Energy ahead of an expected meeting with farm-state leaders and petroleum backers at…
Agri View: Crackdown on Mislabeled Products
…jolted me. All the milk you are buying doesn’t come from a cow. It doesn’t? Some of it comes from coconuts, almonds, cashews. Even soybeans. You better believe dairy farmers…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…toward developing more effective industry-wide best practices for controlling this disease. More information about this program and funded projects can be found on the SCMP page on the AMS website….
Secretary Perdue Commemorates First Year at USDA
…Sonny Perdue: Year One page or on the image below. The website also features an interview with Secretary Perdue where he discusses his first year as Secretary and his vision…
Farmers for Free Trade Report Highlights Damage from Chinese Retaliation
…report shows that many American commodities will be hit hard, including U.S. wine, almonds, walnuts, pork, cherry, and several other commodities. The report also says certain states’ economies will be…
Farmers and Ranchers: Time Running Out to Complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture
NASS conducting phone and in-person follow-up The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the window is closing on the opportunity…