…2017. Export value was the second-highest on record at $679.1 million, up 20 percent from a year ago and trailing only the record-high value of $688.8 million reached in October…
California Benefits from Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…California Department of Food and Agriculture is still accepting proposals for the 2018 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Proposals must be submitted before 5 p.m. on Friday, October 13, 2017….
Register for Farm of the Future Field Day
The second annual Farm of the Future Field Day is scheduled for Wednesday, October 25 at West Hills College Coalinga. The event is being hosted by West Hills College Coalinga,…
Water Year 2017 Just Short of Record
…October 1 when rivers and reservoirs are at their lowest and end on September 30 the following calendar year. Nearly every part of the state experienced at least average amounts…
Public Meeting for Medfly Quarantine in Solano County
…Agriculture (CDFA), will be hosting the meeting at the County Event Center in Fairfield at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4th. Representatives from CDFA will be offering information on the…
Training Courses to Fulfill Part of Produce Safety Rule
…of October and running through the middle of December. Requirements outlined in the Produce Safety Rule dictate that for each farm, “at least one supervisor or responsible party for your…
October is National Chili Month
…Land of Ours. October is National Chili Month Every year in October, for the entire month, America celebrates chili. The International Chili Society says that chili was popularized during the…
NAFTA Talks to Return to Washington, D.C.
The North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation effort will return to Washington, D.C. this month for the fourth round of official talks. The negotiations will resume October 11th through the…
APHIS to Allow the Importation of Fresh Persimmons from New Zealand
…States provided that they are produced in accordance with a systems approach. The final rule will publish in the Federal Register on October 3, 2017, and will become effective 30…
House Member Outlines Need for Farm Bill
…2018 Farm Bill would start within the next eight weeks, meaning that work should start early this month (October). Conaway has previously said that he wants to get the next…
Senate Ag Sets Northey, Ibach Confirmation Hearing
…of agriculture. The Senate Agriculture Committee confirmation for the two is Thursday, October 5th, at 9:30 am Eastern. The Committee has yet to vote on two other nominees, Steve Censky,…
Brazil Says U.S. Ban on Brazilian Beef May End in October
Brazil’s agriculture ministry says that the ban on fresh Brazilian beef exports to the United States may be lifted in October. The ban was first implemented in June. A Reuters…
GMO’s Take New Approach with Non-Browning Apples
…in 10oz bags designed with convenience in mind. The apples will be available in a few dozen stores beginning in October and running through December, or until supplies sell out….
South Korea Trade Representative Meets with U.S. Lawmakers
…meeting with the U.S. on October 4th. The Trump administration is seeking to amend the five-year-old deal to address the country’s growing deficit in trade with South Korea. From the…