…foods far more than that. In fact, USDA food price economist, Ricky Volpe says we have seen more food price inflation just in the first four months of 2014 than…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Recent Trade Breakthroughs with Mexico
Mexico Expands Imports as Vilsack Joins Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, May 19, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack…
ARC and PLC Program Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions
(Davis, CA) – May 19, 2014 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced fruit, vegetable and wild rice provisions that affect producers who intend to participate in certain programs…
March Milk Production up 1.1 Percent
Milk production in the 23 major states during March totaled 16.7 billion pounds, up 1.1 percent from March 2013. February revised production at 14.9 billion pounds, was up 1.3 percent…
Peanut Price Report
Released May 16, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Peanut Price Highlights Peanut prices received by farmers for all…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…yields were forecast lower than in last year. Nationally, production for 2014 is forecast at 21.0 million cwt, down 5 percent from 2013. Planted area is forecast at 73,800 acres,…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…trees were topped and skirted. Navel and Valencia orange harvests remained active. Mandarin and grapefruit harvests finished. U.S. CITRUS The United States all orange forecast for the 2013-2014 season is…
United States Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent
…inventory was 1 percent below May 1, 2013. Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.64 million, 5 percent below 2013. Net placements were 1.55 million head. During April, placements of…
2014 Winter Wheat Production Forecast
…moisture, with stunting and maturation problems reported. The 2014 Durum wheat production forecast is 173 thousand tons, down 14 percent from 2013. Harvested acres are estimated at 55 thousand, with…
USDA Announces Special Import Quota #14 for Upland Cotton
…apply to upland cotton purchased not later than August 19, 2014, and entered into the U.S. not later than November 17, 2014. The quota is equivalent to one week’s consumption…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…May 15, 2014 – A yearly survey of beekeepers, released today, shows fewer colony losses occurred in the United States over the winter of 2013-2014 than in recent years, but…
Leopold Conservation Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
…the case with the 2013 award, which went to the Robert Giacomini Dairy. We feature the Giacomini family in a video you may view by clicking HERE. The Leopold Conservation…
A Reminder for All California Farmers and Ranchers
(DAVIS, CA) May 13, 2014— All California counties are eligible as primary or contiguous counties for previously-announced 2014 drought disaster assistance from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). All qualified farm…
California Certified Crop Adviser Exam Signup Open
Crop advisers in California and Arizona have the opportunity to register for the August 1, 2014 Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) Exam until June 20, 2104. The exam will be given…