…so.” Tom Suber, president of USDEC, concurred, noting: “Canada has built up a deeply problematic track record of instituting program after program to intentionally erect roadblocks to dairy imports. This…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…more vegetables and 37-percent more low-fat milk than the control group. Researchers are hopeful the methods give school lunch programs and parents potential tools to help children eat more nutritious…
Support for the Salton Sea
…program to help avert an environmental and public health crisis at the Salton Sea,” said California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird. “The state of California has committed more than $80…
Fruits & Nuts Review
…completed by mid-month. The avocado harvest continued despite heat causing some fruit to drop. Fig growers continued preparations for harvest of a second crop. Wine grapes in the Central Valley…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
APHIS Requests Public Comment Regarding Proposed Environmental Impact Statement for the Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program Grasshoppers are plant eating insects and they are classified as serious pest and…
Low Wheat Price Support Needed in New Farm Bill
Wheat prices have tumbled to the lowest point they’ve been at in the last decade, thanks in part to a successful harvest in the U.S. and strong harvest prospects overseas….
Making it Easier to Donate Excess Food
Some new changes make it easier for producers to donate excess food to a program that helps alleviate hunger and gives them a tax break. California farmers have the opportunity…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…2014 Farm Bill has provided for a comprehensive farm safety net that will ensure financial stability for America’s farming families. Farm Bill program payments-including Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss…
USDA Buying Eggs to Ease Surplus
…prices. USDA says the products will go to various food nutrition assistance programs, and to charitable institutions. The actual dollar amount spent will depend on bid prices received after a…
Pesticide Initiative Launches Safety Pilot Project
…additional safety protections for farmworkers. The initiative launches a pilot program with leading growers to enhance worker notification through warning signs when pesticides are used in the fields. Additionally, up…
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
…per kWh. By contrast, a price floor of 12 cents per kWh was established for biomass when the program began. With the state legislative session due to end Aug. 31,…
Pro Farmer Releases Crop Tour Results
…acre average. The soybean harvest estimate is 4.093 billion bushels with a 49.3 bushel per acre average yield. Corn: Ohio: 154 bu. per acre. We didn’t find as much corn…
Processing Tomato Production-2016
…percent below the May forecast. Drought conditions and hot weather lead to an early start to the harvest season. Harvest began in mid-June in the southern growing areas. The harvest…
Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry
…last harvest with the industry thinking the crop size was going to be lower than the objective estimate and pricing climbed even higher. As we got into fall, the conventional…