Mexico Expands Imports as Vilsack Joins Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, May 19, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack…
California Weekly Hay Report
California Hay Report Compared to last week: Prices traded mostly steady to firm in most areas. Demand remained very good in all regions on active trading activity. The supply of…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…of corn, soybeans, hay, and wheat. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 8 points (7.5 percent) from April 2013. The Food Commodities Index, at 125, increased 3 points…
See Honeybees at Work: USDA Launches BeeWatch
…and other conditions. We need pollinators to pollinate most of our flowering plants giving us the foods that give our diet nutrition, diversity and flavor. A honeybee from the People’s…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…ranchers and help produce much of our food supply. Healthy pollinator populations are critical to the continued economic well-being of agricultural producers,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “While we’re glad…
SJV Interactive Forum on Exporting Thursday
Amy Fuentes Dozens of representatives from food producers within the eight counties that make up the San Joaquin Valley will head to downtown Fresno Thursday for an Interactive Forum on…
New Supply and Demand Forecast for Cotton Released
USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Gerry Bange looks at the new supply and demand forecasts for US cotton. New Supply and Demand Forecast for Cotton…
California Women for Agriculture Take on Sacramento
…if you wear clothes or eat food, you are involved in Agriculture. For more on California Women for Agriculture including membership, donations and chapter activities in your area, please call…
California Certified Crop Adviser Exam Signup Open
…in helping growers with the efficient and environmentally sound use of fertilizer and crop management. Many California CCAs recently completed the University of California/California Department of Food and Agriculture Nutrient…
USDA Announces First HLB Funding Allocations, Appointments to Citrus Disease Subcommittee
…Agriculture and Consumers Services), Texas (Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation), and California (Citrus Research Board and California Department of Food and Agriculture) to coordinate the fight against citrus…
2014 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural Lands Due June 6
…maximize protection of land devoted to food production. While NRCS will accept ALE applications throughout the year, NRCS plans to make 2014 funding decisions from the pool of applications received…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…April 30, 2014 the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Food and Drug Administration signed an MOU to improve food safety, fraud prevention, and inspection of catfish and catfish…
Statement from Ag Sec. Vilsack on Updated 2012 Census of Agriculture Data
…bioeconomy, organics, and local and regional food systems. USDA will continue to focus on innovative, creative policies that give farmers, ranchers and entrepreneurs the tools they need to attract a…
Subcommittee Examines Economic Factors, Regulatory Burdens Plaguing the Livestock Industry
…tired hands from working the fields may soon be standing in line at food banks to feed their families. As harmful as this drought is to California livestock, the fact…