Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) today announced $6.3 million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency grants. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, released the…
Time to End Trade Talks with Japan?
Grassley Agriculture Senator Chuck Grassley is joining key farm groups in saying it may be time to move on without Japan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks. Sabrina Hill has…
2014 California Dried Plum (Prune) Forecast
…dried plum acreage grown in California. The production forecast is based on a survey of dried plum growers conducted by the USDA, NASS, Pacific Regional Office from May 6-27, 2014….
U.S. Wheat Associates Question TPP Package
A U.S. wheat organization questions the long negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership, first started in 2009 by President Obama. They ask, why are we trying so hard to please…
USDA Pacific Region Monthly Poultry Report
…is unchanged from March, and up 2.1 cents from a year earlier. For the full report from USDA, please click USDA Pacific Region Monthly Poultry Report (full report .pdf format)…
USDA Rolls Out Strong New Partnered Conservation Program
California’s Bay-Delta Designated a Critical Conservation Area Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new era in American conservation efforts with an historic focus on public-private partnership. The USDA Natural Resources…
Agriculture Groups Urge TPP Deal Without Japan
…the Obama administration to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations without Japan unless that nation agrees to provide significant market access for the United States. For U.S. pork that means…
USDA, Partners Usher In a New Era In Conservation
…Partnership Program (RCPP), will benefit similar areas across the nation. RCPP streamlines conservation efforts by combining four programs (the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program, Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative, the Chesapeake Bay…
USDA Video: Venture Conservationist -USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program
USDA announces a new approach to conservation — a partnership program to recruit new partners and leverage additional investments for conservation projects in local communities….
A Partnership to Improve Rural Economies
Rod Bain USDA’s Rural Development works with rural electric cooperatives to provide loans and grants for local economic development projects. Rod Bain reports. A Partnership to Improve Rural Economies…
California’s 2013 Walnut Acreage Up 8 Percent From 2011
…continues to show the largest acreage planted with 14 percent of the total, followed by Butte with 13 percent and Tulare with 10 percent each. OBJECTIVES The Pacific Regional Office-California…
California Weekly Wholesale Feedstuff Prices
…soybean meal futures Union Pacific Singles Delivered Chino Valley 545.70-547.70 up 2.00 Basis 59.00-61.00 over the Chicago July soybean meal futures Cottonseed Meal, 41% Protein, solvent process FOB Central San…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Recent Trade Breakthroughs with Mexico
…greater market access for our agricultural products.” For decades, two-way agricultural trade between Mexico and the United States has supported good-paying jobs in both countries. This partnership has helped leverage…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
PACIFIC REGION WHEAT FORECAST Wheat California farmers are expected to produce 480,000 tons of winter wheat in 2014, down 41 percent from last year. Harvested acres are estimated at 200,000,…