…Mexico bought six percent more goods in the fiscal year 2017, coming in at $18.6 billion. USDA says the total number of exports jumped $10 billion dollars, coming in at…
Almond Board: Thanksgiving Message
…by an annual assessment on the marketable kernel weight of almonds. Almond industry members can learn about Board-appointed committees, subcommittees and working groups, and ways to join in at Almonds.com/Committees….
USDA Helps Military Veterans Learn Skills for Farming and Ranching Careers
USDA is committed to assisting veterans start or continue farming and ranching operations in order to strengthen the American economy and provide livelihoods to our returning veterans. (Courtesy: USDA) The…
USDA Provides Tips and Resources for a Bacteria-Free Thanksgiving
…of bacteria, while washing your turkey is the easiest way to spread bacteria all over your kitchen. According to the 2016 Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Survey, 68 percent…
Holiday Drivers Save by Choosing E-15 Fuel
…up with E-15. Growth Energy is encouraging drivers to take advantage of the value E-15 brings and go to Get Ethanol dot com to locate the nearest E-15 station while…
Fifth Round of NAFTA Talks Moving Slowly
…dot com that negotiators have talked through a dozen topics but there hasn’t been much movement. However, that same source also says while progress has been slow, there haven’t been…
Perdue Hears Concerns of California Farmers
…“Hopefully, I got that message clear in my comments to him. We need a more comprehensive guestworker program that will allow for portability from farm to farm, commodity to commodity,…
Celebrating National Take a Hike Day
Cathy Isom lets you know why you’ll want to lace up those hiking shoes and plot an outdoor adventure today. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. National Take…
Farm Bureau Survey Reveals Lowest Thanksgiving Dinner Cost in Five Years
…increase over the past year (available online at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm), the Farm Bureau survey shows a 1.5 percent decline. After adjusting for inflation, the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner is $20.54,…
Bringing Persimmons into the Limelight
…some other states. The fruit, which is high in vitamin C, varies in shape and color. The most common market types are Fuyu and Hachiya. Fuyu persimmons are light yellow-orange…
U.S. Poultry Groups Applaud WTO’s Indonesian Ruling
…appeal of the panel finding, a move U.S. poultry groups say is a “resounding victory.” The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, National Chicken Council, and National Turkey Federation echoed…
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
…directly support the long-term prosperity and global preeminence of U.S. agriculture. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural sciences, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/Impacts, sign up for email updates, or follow us…
Perdue Announces Hass Avocado Board Appointments
…The Board is authorized by the Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 2000 and the Hass Avocado Promotion, Research and Information Order of 2002. Board members and alternates…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…said forecasters are keeping an eye on Pacific Ocean temperatures for a potential indication of the winter to come. Right now, forecasters expect a cooling of ocean temperatures, known as…