…Central Valley irrigators would receive only two-thirds of their normal river water deliveries this year. UC Davis Report on Drought Impact The Central Valley is the richest food-producing region of…
Grocery Prices Increase Again
…foods far more than that. In fact, USDA food price economist, Ricky Volpe says we have seen more food price inflation just in the first four months of 2014 than…
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
…and farm communities,” Howitt said. The Central Valley is the richest food-producing region in the world. Much of the nation’s fresh fruits, nuts and vegetables are grown on the region’s…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Recent Trade Breakthroughs with Mexico
Mexico Expands Imports as Vilsack Joins Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, May 19, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack…
ARC and PLC Program Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions
(Davis, CA) – May 19, 2014 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced fruit, vegetable and wild rice provisions that affect producers who intend to participate in certain programs…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…of corn, soybeans, hay, and wheat. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 8 points (7.5 percent) from April 2013. The Food Commodities Index, at 125, increased 3 points…
See Honeybees at Work: USDA Launches BeeWatch
…and other conditions. We need pollinators to pollinate most of our flowering plants giving us the foods that give our diet nutrition, diversity and flavor. A honeybee from the People’s…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…to reproduce, meaning pollinators help produce one out of every three bites of food Americans eat. “Pollinators, such as bees, birds and other insects are essential partners for farmers and…
SJV Interactive Forum on Exporting Thursday
Amy Fuentes Dozens of representatives from food producers within the eight counties that make up the San Joaquin Valley will head to downtown Fresno Thursday for an Interactive Forum on…
A Reminder for All California Farmers and Ranchers
(DAVIS, CA) May 13, 2014— All California counties are eligible as primary or contiguous counties for previously-announced 2014 drought disaster assistance from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). All qualified farm…
California Women for Agriculture Take on Sacramento
…Adopt-a-Legislator Program. This program unites urban legislators with CWA Chapters to help educate them about pending legislation and other issues facing agriculture by committing to continue communication with the Adoptee…
California Certified Crop Adviser Exam Signup Open
…program is the fastest growing CCA program in North America with more 200 individuals taking the January exam and we expect a large group to take the upcoming exam. An…
USDA Announces First HLB Funding Allocations, Appointments to Citrus Disease Subcommittee
…Agriculture and Consumers Services), Texas (Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation), and California (Citrus Research Board and California Department of Food and Agriculture) to coordinate the fight against citrus…
New Dairy Margin Insurance Program Ready by Sept. 1st?
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Vilsack is confident the new Dairy Margin Insurance program will be ready by September 1st. Dairy Margin Insurance Program…