…is. Ground beef currently accounts for 55 percent of all beef sales in the US, with its sales divided 50/50 between the retail and the foodservice sectors. At retail, consumers…
CA Tops in Organic Farms, Sales
…total gross value-added organics products of the U.S. sales from certified organic farms. The 2014 Organic Survey provides acreage, production, and sales data for a variety of organic crops and…
Organic Survey – California
…and exempt farms. California’s total gross value of sales of organically produced commodities, at $2.2 billion, was 41 percent of the total gross value of U.S. organic sales. Of the…
Farmers Markets Explosion
…opening of the USDA Farmers Market for its 21st season in Washington, D.C. Direct marketing of farm products through farmers markets continues to be an important sales outlet for agricultural…
Agri View: Olives in Florida?
…Extension Richard Williams unfurls his long, sturdy frame from a tractor and begins a stroll through 20 acres of olive groves at his farm in Volusia County, Florida. His in-laws,…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
…tools to meet the needs of this new breed of innovative urban farmer and small business owner.” Industry estimates show U.S. local food sales totaled at least $12 billion in…
Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…market, food stands, food hubs Farms, ranches, greenhouses, managed forests, aquaponics, cut flowers, herbs, honey, landscape plants Farm-to-table businesses Support services, including scouting, equipment repair, fertilizer sales Value-added processing, including…
CA Almond Acreage Increases Again
…compared with pesticide application data maintained by County Agricultural Commissioners and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. In addition, NASS looked at data collected on the Almond Nursery Sales Report….
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…jobs and generates nearly $4 million in annual sales. Rikkers presented the report at Washington, DC’s Union Market, a food retail space with more than 100 businesses employing 1,500 people…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…the inter-net. Ostriches On-Line can do all of the husbandry for the prospective farmer, which includes incubation, hatching, boarding, sales of eggs and chicks, and even the taking of the…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…sales of the products to the European Union and increasingly affecting sales to various foreign markets. The U.S. government has been using a variety of tools to combat these types…
Farm Camp
…rabbits and goats, grow vegetables from seed, even take tractor tours of the 10-acre fifth-generation Petersen Family Farm. Bonus: Attendees can return in fall to harvest pumpkins they planted in…
Agri View: Robot Tractors and Agriculture
Autonomous Tractor Corporation’s “The Spirit” (Image courtesy of Autonomous Tractor Corporation) Everett Griner talks about robot tractors on the way in a big way for agriculture in today’s Agri View….
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…sales of the products to the EU and increasingly affecting sales to various foreign markets. In addition, the EU is seeking a leg up on U.S. food competitors by insisting…