…studies of this problem over the last decade. In the more recent report, in 2014, looking at potential losses in vegetable, livestock, fruit and grain production, estimated losses range as…
U.S. Beef Gains Full Access to Japan
…and younger. In February 2013, Japan extended access to include beef and beef products from cattle less than 30 months of age. In April 2017, Japan eliminated its age-based BSE…
More CA Farmers Increased Wages to Attract Qualified Farm Labor
…more farmers were offering higher pay. The study found that 86 percent of all respondents raised their wages in 2018, with roughly 30 percent starting those increases back in 2014….
USDA Announces Repayment Options for Producers with Coverage in Previous MPP for Dairy
…was authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill, a dairy operation must have participated in the MPP-Dairy during any calendar year from 2014 through 2017, have the repayment calculated and verified…
Mechanical Vineyard Pruning Possible Without Replanting
…the San Joaquin Valley is approximately $15,600 an acre. The research project began in 2013 and was conducted on eight acres of Merlot winegrapes, in which the grower participating in…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…between 2014-2017 by May 1. The Office of the Chief Economist has entered into an agreement with the University of Wisconsin to develop a Dairy Margin Coverage decision tool that…
Second Largest Final Grape Crush Report in Nearly A Decade
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Final Grape Crush Report for 2018 demonstrated the largest total tonnage since 2013. The report compiled by CDFA and USDA’s National Agricultural…
Ag Employers Urged to Weigh in on Nighttime Labor Regulations
…Rural Legal Assistance Foundation in 2013 calling for a Cal/OSHA investigation into nighttime labor regulations. Wolfe urges those who will be negatively impacted by the proposed standards to be very…
2019 Wine Industry Awards Announced
…Vineyards have grown to 100 acres, mostly Barbera, with a total of 17 varieties on the property. Dick has helped at least a dozen other growers plant Barbera. In 2013…
Dairy Producers Previously Enrolled in the Livestock Gross Margin Program Now Eligible for 2018 Margin Protection Program
…LGM-Dairy, administered by USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), previously were determined by the 2014 Farm Bill to be ineligible for coverage under MPP-Dairy, a safety net program available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency…
Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Farm Bill Program Funding
…to deficit reduction, the groups pointed out. “These difficult cuts in 2014 resulted from hard choices made in partnership with agricultural leaders and were designed to substantially reform the farm…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…of Arkansas-Fayetteville and Sara Place, with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which is partially funding the study. The team began its beef life-cycle analysis in 2013 and published the first of…
Tomato Trade Agreement with Mexico Ends Amidst Dumping Complaints
The Department of Commerce recently announced that the U.S. will be withdrawing from the 2013 Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross indicated in a statement…
USDA to Release Complete Set of Tables for Agricultural Projections to 2028
…macroeconomic conditions, policy, weather, and international developments, with no domestic or external shocks to global agricultural markets. The Agricultural Act of 2014 is assumed to remain in effect through the…