…the national convention. The 90th annual FFA Convention is October 25-28th in Indianapolis. Students and graduates get a small stipend, inside access to the event, tips on becoming a better…
Georgia Lawmakers Ask Perdue to Ditch GIPSA Rules
…rule, and others, until October of this year, while also announcing another comment period for the rules. Shortly after his confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Secretary Perdue promised a “thorough…
Record Volume for U.S. Pork Exports in March; Beef Exports Remain Strong
…$155.2 million – the highest since October 2014. In the first quarter, export volume to Japan was up 7 percent in volume (101,581 mt) and 13 percent in value ($411.3…
Ag Producer Sentiment Inches Higher in April
…data collection began in October 2015. Figure 2. Index of Current Conditions and Index of Future Expectations, October 2015 to April 2017. The barometer’s two sub-indices, the Index of Current…
New Spending Bill’s Impact on Agriculture
…in the bill. The department isn’t planning to enforce the rules until at least October, while it takes comments in the meantime. Lawmakers also included funding to fight wildfires out…
Tight Fuel Ethanol Supplies in Brazil Boost U.S. Exports
…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…