…the following commodities: Almonds – The 2015 California almond production (shelled basis) is forecast at 1.85 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the 2014 production of 1.87 billion pounds. Forecasted…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…crops and dairies to trees,” said Mark Watte, a Tulare farmer who has all three commodities. This year, Watte planted only 615 acres of cotton, down from 1,100 acres last…
USDA Extends ARC and PLC Deadlines
…available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc, which allow producers to explore how ARC or PLC coverage will affect their operation, have been presented to more than 3,400 groups. Covered commodities under ARC and…
DPR Secretary will speak to regulatory climate at the CCM Showcase
…that is why we have clear regulations that allow two incompatible commodities to work in close harmony. But, when the use of new materials is unnecessarily restricted, our industry is…
USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC Programs
…Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes…
Assembly Member Gray Announces Joint Committee Hearings on Rail
…on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials is a strong advocate for ACE expansion. “The Valley depends on strong rail infrastructure to move not only the commodities that keep our local…
Farmers, Ranchers Call on Capitol Hill to Address Agriculture’s Needs
…the American Farm Bureau Federation’s AFBF Advocacy Conference. Farmers and ranchers representing nearly all commodities from 43 states gathered in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss top policy priorities and…
UC Studies Outline Costs of Tomato Irrigation Systems
…Furrow Irrigated in the Sacramento Valley & Northern Delta – 2014” – and other sample cost of production studies for many commodities are available and can be downloaded from the…
Farm Bill and ARC/PLC Decision Aid Tool Workshops
…the workshops is to discuss producer options with respect to Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) elections for covered commodities authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. These…
Pacific Regional Crop Production Report
…and the first week of January 2015, included the following commodities: Cotton – American Pima production is estimated at 520,000 bales for 2014, down 15 percent from 2013. Harvested acreage…
Executives Predict Future of Agriculture at AFBF Annual Convention VIP Event
…got to be affordable. We look to leverage our supply chain to take costs out of our system.” While Wal-Mart will continue to source more specialty commodities, Leech said educating…
Agriculture Emerging: a progress report at CDFA
…share our recent successes and provide updates on many ongoing efforts. Agriculture has its share of challenges, starting with the drought. Looking ahead, though, global demand for California’s commodities is…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…the basis for the official USDA estimates of production and harvested acres of all major agricultural commodities in the United States and year-end grain and oilseed supplies. Data from the…
USDA Helps Open and Expand Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture
Fiscal Year 2015 Funding Strengthens Market for American Products and Commodities Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded…