…California, producing $6.2 billion in annual retail sales in 2016. (CDFA) Currently, there are more than 1,300 California dairy families, whose farms house 1.74 million milk cows. (CDFA) Around 33…
Equipment Sales Show Ag Optimism Tied to Policy Promises
…will continue, especially if Congress makes sound decisions regarding farm policy, which provides a foundation for the rural economy. Agricultural equipment sales have increased for six straight months, and the…
May Dairy Market Report
…year may have run its course. Commercial Use of Dairy Products Sales of all fluid products were down by 1.3 percent from a year earlier during December 2016–February 2017, on…
Farm Machinery Markets Beginning to Stabilize
…bought during the most recent boom years of 2011-2013. Lower sales have led to layoffs, cutbacks, and tighter profit margins at farm equipment manufacturing sites. Sales numbers in the first…
Robust Organic Sector Posts New Records in U.S. Sales
…percent, with $57 million in sales. And sales of organic spices swelled by a big 35 percent to $193 million. Beyond food – sales of organic items outside food section…
Plants That Are a Magnet for Bees
…of horticulturally desirable but underutilized plants as “bee magnets,” information that could help to spur sales of those plants by nursery producers, landscapers, and garden centers. I’m Cathy Isom… The…
Dairy Industry Welcomes Swift Action by USTR Lighthizer to Launch NAFTA Modernization Efforts
…$1 billion dairy market; finding a replacement for sales that are so critical to supporting tens of thousands of jobs across this country is no small task, so preserving it…
2016 California Cost of Milk Production Annual Available
…milk for Class 1 (fluid milk) products remained relatively unchanged at 13.0 percent compared to 2015. Whole milk sales increased in 2016, while reduced fat, lowfat, and skim milk sales…
OTA Applauds Organic Research Investment Legislation
…Agriculture’s Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) to meet the needs of the growing organic sector. Sales of organic products in the U.S. are now more than $40 billion…
U.S. Still Likely to Benefit from TPP
…to increase U.S. agricultural export sales by $4 billion. McClay of New Zealand was meeting with his counterpart in Japan this week to discuss whether the current text of the…
USDA Seeks Feedback From California and Nevada Growers
…Growers provide information on crop acreage – including biotech crops—as well as grain stocks, livestock inventory, cash rents, land values, and value of sales. NASS will compile and analyze the…
Study: U.S. Meat Sales to Reach $100 Billion
A new report projects that demand for meat and poultry will continue to drive sales in the U.S., helping total retail sales reach $100 billion by 2021. The report by…
EPA E15 Volatility Restriction Among Regulations Requiring Reform
Eliminating the unnecessary regulatory barrier to year-round sales of E15 is among a dozen recommended reforms the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should immediately undertake to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens on…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
…incidence of off-farm work, as well as the highest proportion of farms with total sales under $10,000. Just over half (51.1%) of farm operators in British Columbia reported receiving a…