…webpage. These short, animated videos demonstrate simple changes Americans can make to their typical meals to decrease sodium, saturated fat, and added sugars. Each video has a different theme including…
CA Leads Nation in Direct Farm Sales
…and download the 2015 Local Food Marketing Practices data from the NASS Quick Stats database. By Geographic Region: National | Region | State More online resources for data from USDA….
Almond Assessment Increase Approved
…invest in increasing global demand prior to the production hitting the market. This will require doing more of what has been working to market California Almonds, as well as implementing…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 4 Percent
…were asked to report their hog and pig inventories as of December 1, 2016. The Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report and all other NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov….
USDA to Measure Financial Well-Being of Dairy Farms
Beginning in January, representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will visit dairy farms across the nation, as the agency begins collecting data for…
Christmas Dogs
…Facebook page. Image credits: (center photos) This is Karen Rupert and her boy Benny, Melody Music with her girl Luna and Kelly Gerrits with her boy Stuart – photos by…
Freedom Caucus Wants Nutrition Rules Overturned
The House Freedom Caucus (Twitter) (Facebook) is a group of conservative House Republicans that issued a 23-page list of regulations it wants overturned in a Trump administration, and nutrition is…
Conaway: China’s Predatory Practices Harming U.S. Producers
…a bad actor on the world stage in terms of not honoring its trade commitments, other nations are taking a page from China’s playbook and upping the ante, with India’s…
Almond Board: 2016 Almond Achievement Award
…commitment to the California Almond industry, have a record of proven service to the visibility and growth of the industry, contribute to California Almonds becoming a Crop of Choice and…
CDFA Announces Vacancies
…Agriculture 1220 N Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Additional information is available on the Egg Safety and Quality Management program’s web page at http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/mpes/esqm.html. You may also contact Anthony Herrera, ESQM…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…by 5,000 short tons, raw value, based on increased crop yield reported by NASS. The projection of 2016/17 beet sugar production is unchanged as lower-than-expected sucrose levels in certain parts…
December Crop Production Report
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Office released the crop production forecast for November. The latest survey, which was conducted during the last week of November and the first week of December,…
USDA Prepares for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…will determine who receives a census of agriculture questionnaire next December. The census of agriculture, conducted every five years by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), is the only…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
Mark Hudson, USDA/NASS, Washington D.C. reported the December citrus crop forecast. California reported no changes in any category for December. Florida has no changes in non-Valencia or Valencia oranges. Grapefruit…