…businesses, community infrastructure, housing and more in 2015. “Over the past seven years, USDA has made record investments in rural America, including housing, infrastructure, business and nutrition, and 2015 was…
Friends of the California State Fair Offer Students Money
…2015, a total of twenty six scholarships totaling $33,500 were awarded, including a $5,000 scholarship from Ironstone Concours Foundation to Alexandra Gambonini from Petaluma, California. The membership serves as ambassadors…
Milk Output Record High in the Forecast for 2016
…an all milk price of $15.75,” down $2 33 from 2015 and naturally depending on demand and feed prices. “This may trim margins a little bit” but not by that…
President Vetoes Resolution of Disapproval of WOTUS
…Senate voted 53-44 on Nov. 4, 2015 and the House voted 253-166 on Jan. 6, 2016 in support of S.J.Res. 22. Public Lands Council President Brenda Richards said that while…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…in the United States: Measurement, Trends, and Drivers (ERR-189, July 2015) for more information. To estimate the likely impacts of public research and development (R&D) funding choices on productivity growth,…
Vilsack Leads Trade Mission to Chile and Peru
…exports to Peru have nearly tripled, reaching a record $1.25 billion in fiscal year 2015. In the Chilean market, all U.S. products enjoy duty-free access as of 2015, thanks to…
Agri View: Biofuel Big Business
…approve E15 (15 percent ethanol 85 percent gasoline) use in more than 70 percent of new vehicles. This is up from 2015, when just over 60 percent of MY 2015…
Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth in 2015
The 2015 ports shutdown had a big impact on a lot of California crops, and that includes almonds. Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth Almond shipments continued to grow in 2015 but…
Agri View: Bad Economic Year
…in specialty crop receipts in 2015, while final farm income for 2014 was revised upward by $1.9 billion since August and $13.5 billion since February. Today’s estimates also indicate that…
Dietary Guidelines
…audiences, who share the common goal of serving the general public, include businesses, schools, community groups, media, the food industry, and State and local governments. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines translates…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine 2016 Update
…will decline in health and produce bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. In California, HLB has been detected in 2012 and 2015 on residential properties in Los Angeles County. This…
Peanut Butter and Caffeine
…of caffeine in its peanut butter product. On Tuesday December 15, 2015 the FDA sent a letter to the company, STEEM Peanut Butter, Inc., requesting they provide us with information…
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
…such systems and artifacts, and to encourage existing and new communities to focus on innovative application areas. Grants awarded in fiscal year 2015 are: University of California, Davis, Calif., $1,069,598…
California Among State Farm Bureaus Honored for Excellence at #AFBF16
…outstanding programs serving members in 2015. The Pinnacle Award, the highest honor a state can be awarded for program and membership achievement, was given to Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Montana…
