…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…
Raising the Bar; How Protecting You From Pesticides Has Changed
…from someone who has questions about an upcoming pesticide application,” explains Robinson. In 2012, Merced County agriculture commodities grossed a record high of $3.25 billion, according to the county’s latest…
Almond Harvest Expectations
In Specialty Crop news, it’s harvest season for many commodities in California and some are worried about the affect the drought has had on this crop. Several commodity experts believe…
Tulare County Crop Report Shows Increases
…biggest jump being in pistachios. There was nearly a 13,000-acre jump for pistachios. Despite that, milk and milk products remain the county’s top commodities, bringing in more than $2 billion…