…more abundant. U.S. shipments of ethanol to Brazil first began to rise in October of 2016. From October 2016 through February 2017, fuel ethanol shipments to Brazil surged 547 percent,…
2016 California Almond Acreage Report
…of the almond detailed data was a questionnaire mailed to all almond growers included on the NASS data base. The mailing was sent in October 2016. The questionnaire contained previously…
Sonny Perdue Sworn in as 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
…deliver better value at less cost to taxpayers.” In addition, he was named “Public Official of the Year” in October 2010 by Governing Magazine. To this day, his thoughts are…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2016 Summary
…of the grape detailed data was a questionnaire mailed to all grape growers from our database. The mailing was sent in late October 2016 to approximately 9,100 grape growers. The…
Northern Sierra Precipitation Sets Water Year Record
Atmospheric Rivers Pushed Total to 89.7 Inches since October 1 Never in nearly a century of Department of Water Resources (DWR) recordkeeping has so much precipitation fallen in the northern…
U.C. Davis Tops in Ag Economic and Policy
…Universities list in February. In October 2016, U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Global Universities” ranked UC Davis first in programs for plant and animal sciences, second in agricultural sciences,…
Almond Board: Leaffooted Bug On The Move
…Statewide IPM Advisor Winter temperatures this 2016–2017 season were not cold enough to have any negative impact on overwintering populations of leaffooted bug. Since mid-October, we have monitored large populations…
65 Percent Water Allocations for CVP
…acre feet since October 2016, with that number growing by the day. San Luis Reservoir is full. Is the writing on the wall for the future of Valley agriculture when…
Ag Economy Barometer Retracts from January High
…than during the barometer’s base period of October 2015 to March 2016, when the Index averaged 100. In contrast, producers are substantially more optimistic about future economic conditions than during…
Snowpack Water Content Remains Far above Average
…remarkable because of the five dry years that preceded it. Since October 1, the Northern California, San Joaquin and Tulare Basin indices’ rainfall totals are, respectively, 76.5 inches (average is…
FCFB: No Water Announcement Is ‘Completely Unacceptable’
…over 24 million acre feet since October 2016, can Fresno County’s Westside federal water contractors still have no initial allocation? Historically, this announcement has come in the middle of February….
APHIS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Importation of Hass Avocados From Colombia
…2017. The comment period for the proposed rule published on October 27, 2016 is extended until March 20, 2017. APHIS will consider all comments that we receive on or before…
January Dairy Market Report
…Use of Dairy Products Domestic sales of fluid milk dropped by half a percent during August–October, compared to the same period a year earlier. This is in line with recent…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…since data collection began in October 2015. Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. October 2015 to January 2017. The largest contributor to the sharp uptick in optimism since October…