…LLC, Los Angeles, Calif. Santa Fe Spirits, Sante Fe, N.M. Shaka Tea, Honolulu, Hawaii Sweet Street Desserts, Reading, Pa. SuperValu, Tacoma, Wash. Taylor Brothers Farms, Inc., Yuba City, Calif. That…
USDA Announces $309 Million Investment in Rural Electric Utilities
…will build or improve 1,660 miles of electric line serving rural homes, farms and businesses. USDA is funding infrastructure improvements for utilities in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,…
More Than 20,000 Dairy Farms Have Signed up for MPP
The Department of Agriculture this week said more than 20,000 dairy farmers have enrolled in the Dairy Margin Protection Program, which enrollment for closes Friday. USDA undersecretary Bill Northey told…
USDA and FDA Announce Key Step to Advance Collaborative Efforts to Streamline Produce Safety Requirements for Farmers
…more information so that we can develop a clearer understanding of the safety and vulnerabilities on produce farms as well as concentrate our oversight and resources where they are most…
Secretary Perdue Receives Request for Dairy Relief Funds
…dairy farms in every state and a failure to provide meaningful relief will condemn hundreds of dairy farms and far families to financial ruin. While the Senate has acted to…
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue: “Trump Administration Stands Behind Ag Producers”
…able to keep more of what they earn and can reinvest in their operations. The critical changes to the death tax will exempt the majority of family farms. It’s an…
Agri View: Farmers and the Labor Law
…us. Agriculture is America’s largest employer. The number of those who work on farms is not a firm figure, but it is always the most. Think about this. Some 75…
Fifth Crow Farm – An Ecosystem of Sustainability
…farm’s soil has risen from one percent to between three and four percent in less than a decade The farm’s numerous hedgerows not only provide a windbreak and attractive dividing…
Strawberry Crops Rebound After Freeze Damage
…this time of year,” said Manzanita Berry Farms General Manager Dave Peck. “Strawberries get a little more boost in vigor from cold weather and it could be that freeze gave…
Perdue Applauds Red Tape Reduction for Farmers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the removal of a burdensome regulation that has long plagued family farms. The rule requiring producers to obtain Data Universal Number System (DUNS)…
Under Secretary McKinney to Lead Southern China Trade Mission
…S.C. 8. Ginseng & Herb Co-op, Marathon, Wis. 9. Heller Good Foods, Hayfork, Calif. 10. Hudson Valley Fish Farms, Inc., Hudson, N.Y. 11. Inkrumah Agriculture, Export, & Food Services, Inc.,…
Growers Hear Update on Walnut Pruning Trial
The University of California Cooperative Extension recently hosted a walnut pruning trial field day at Castle Farms near Atwater. Attendees were shown some of the progress that has been made…
USDA Backs Off on Organic Checkoff Program
…the organic industry itself. Organic groups such as the Northeast and Western Organic Dairy Producers and many Northeast Organic Farming Association chapters, and had opposed the program. Smaller farms claimed…
NCC: Farm Legislation Passage Much Needed
…farms and other cotton businesses employ 126,000 people and generate more than $21 billion in annual revenue. “The current trade tensions further underscore the importance of having a strong, predictable…