…revenue from citrus sales.” USDA has invested more than $380 million to address citrus greening between fiscal years 2009 and 2015, including $43.6 million through the SCRI CDRE program since…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…of our gross sales– well worth it for the time it saved us in communicating our growing practices.” USDA’s strategic plan set out a goal of helping farms like Diggin’…
Agri View: SNAP Changes
…(B) More than one-half (50%) of the total dollar amount of all retail sales (food, nonfood, gas and services) sold in the store must be from the sale of eligible…
NASS Mid-Year Surveys
…grain stocks, livestock inventory, cash rents, land values, and value of sales. NASS will compile and analyze the survey information and publish the results in a series of USDA reports,…
$4.7 Million Available in Grants
…40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects since between 2009. Industry data estimates that U.S. local food sales totaled at least $12 billion in 2014, up from $5…
Agri View: Driverless Tractors
Everett Griner talks about the technology of driverless tractors in today’s Agri View. Driverless Tractors From: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Driverless Tractor A driverless tractor is a form of autonomous…
Grants to Help Ag Producers Increase Value of Their Products
…billion in investments to over 40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects since between 2009. Industry data estimates that U.S. local food sales totaled at least $12 billion…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…2016 Crop cash receipts—the cash income from crop sales—are forecast to fall 0.9 percent ($1.6 billion) in 2016 as prices continue to decline for most field crops. Cash receipts for…
Record Growth in U.S. Organic Producers
…businesses and infrastructure projects since between 2009. Industry data estimates that U.S. local food sales totaled at least $12 billion in 2014, up from $5 billion in 2008. More information…
Funding Supports Local Food and Specialty Crops
…for research projects that address challenges and opportunities in marketing, transporting, and distributing U.S. agricultural products domestically and internationally. USDA data show that specialty crop sales exceed $83 billion per…
Take On Future US Meat And Feed Grain Exports To China
China may be changing some of its agricultural policies. What could this mean for U.S. agricultural product sales to China? Take On Future US Meat And Feed Grain Exports To…
Healthier Shopping
…will occur in the NMSU College of Business Consumer Behavior Lab, or CoBe Lab. Niculescu said one example of the grant activities in the CoBe Lab includes creating sales circulars,…
Agri View: Farm-Raised
…surrounding waters. Several certifiers permit use of chemicals to control parasites. Some allow nonorganic seafood byproducts, which may have significant levels of contaminants, in fish feed. California currently prohibits sales…
Agreement to Raise California’s Minimum Wage Announced
…retail sales). Once the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour for all businesses, wages could then be increased each year up to 3.5 percent (rounded to the nearest 10 cents)…