…could potentially be affected if the situation worsens include cling peaches, prunes, walnuts, almonds, olives, kiwifruit and possibly rice. Kulwant Johl of Yuba City, who grows orchard crops and whose…
EPA Defends RFS Implementation
…court brief this week saying it followed the law. A DTN report says oral arguments are scheduled for April 24 in the D.C. Court of Appeals. The 165-page brief goes…
KIND CEO Pledges $25 Million for Nutrition Group
…the operation. The group could find that almonds, a key ingredient in KIND bars, are not healthy, and he said (half-jokingly) that he would have to consider their findings. “The…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…that pollinate the state’s almond crop each year. Since 1982, California almond growers have reduced the amount of water needed to grow a pound of almonds by 33 percent.[2] To…
Seneca Valley Virus Disease Reports Increasing
…Seneca Valley virus (SVV) is a small, non-enveloped picornavirus, unknown until 2002 when it was discovered incidentally as a cell culture contaminant. Only a single species is classified in the…
U.S. Distillers Grains Exports Reached 11.48 Million Metric Tons in 2016
…2016, down 10 percent from 2015’s record-high but still the second-highest on record, according to a 10-page summary of 2016 ethanol co-product trade data published today by the Renewable Fuels…
New FARM Program Environmental Stewardship Module Helps Measure Improvements in Dairy Sustainability
…program. They can be found on the Environment page of the FARM website. NMPF, along with dairy community partners Dairy Management, Inc. and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, support…
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
…by clicking the “subscribe” link on the newsletter’s home page, readers can sign up for either of two e-mail options: They can receive the full text of the newsletter by…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
…FSMIP reviewers will have 4 to 5 weeks beginning in early May to review up to 10 applications, each consisting of a 10-page narrative plus supporting materials. Reviewers serve in…
California Preliminary Grape Crush Report
…up 3.3 percent from 2015 at $765.34 per ton. The entire Grape Crush Report is available online at www.nass.usda.gov/ca. The Final Grape Crush Report will be released March 10, 2017….
Almond Board: Pollination
…and honey bees are the most successful pollinators of almonds blossoms. Colonies of honey bees are placed in California Almond orchards at the beginning of the bloom period to ensure…
Almond Matters: Bloom Imminent, Disease Concerns Rise
…mind first for me is brown rot in almonds as well as all of the stone fruit.” Clay said growers need to be taking a really close look at making…
Strong Finish for 2016 Red Meat Exports: New Volume Record for Pork
…Bermuda, the Philippines, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates. Complete January-December export results for U.S. beef, pork and lamb are available from USMEF’s statistics web page. If you have questions,…
Ethanol Exports Reached Record-High 1.01 Billion Gallons in 2016
Net exports of ethanol from the United States set a new record of 1.01 billion gallons in 2016, according to a new eight-page summary of 2016 ethanol trade data published…