…it extremely difficult to compete.” The high tariff environment, coupled with intense price competition from China, has put U.S. growers in a difficult position. Jameson recalled that in 2014, China…
Morada Nut’s Jameson on Walnut Market Challenges
…tariff India imposes on U.S. walnuts, and rising competition from China, now the world’s largest walnut producer. “In 2014, China bought 58% of our in-shell crop. Now, they’re our biggest…
California Farmland at Risk from Solar Bill
…availability. Many blame government mismanagement, citing that none of the $7.5 billion from 2014’s Proposition 1—intended for water storage—has been spent on actual infrastructure. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins weighed…
Fifth-Generation Farmer Stephanie Moreda Sounds Alarm on Land Grabs in California
…threats. In 2014, Trump signed executive orders to defend farmers from aggressive NGO interference, specifically citing the case of Kevin Lenny and his oyster farm at Point Reyes. Now, those…
American Agriculture History Minute: Early International Relations and Cold War Impact
…period, ultimately leading to the retirement of the Garst brand in 2013, marking the end of an 82-year legacy in American agriculture. That’s today’s American Agriculture History Minute. I’m Mark…
Agricultural Trade Remains Dynamic in Fruit Production and Distribution
…experience steady growth from 2024 to 2035. Consumption has remained stable at approximately $31 billion since 2013–2014, with an annual increase of 1.1%. This consistent demand suggests resilience in the…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 03-12-25
…changes, but payments have been delayed. The farmers face significant losses, including infrastructure damage and lost crops, and have incurred substantial litigation costs since 2014. The discussion highlighted the impact…
American Agriculture History Minute: Development of the Wealthy Apple
Apple of the variety Wealthy, , photographed in conjunction with the Apple Festival at the Nordic Museum, Stockholm, Sweden in September 2014. By Aron Ambrosiani – Own work, CC BY-SA…
U.S. to Rebuild Bird Flu Vaccine Stockpile
…major outbreak in 2014-2015. Bird flu is also affecting U.S. dairy cattle herds and infected almost 70 people. Most of the exposed humans are farm workers who’ve been directly exposed…
Newly Elected Congressman Adam Gray Highlights Agriculture, Water Challenges
…2014 water bond aimed at improving infrastructure. However, he acknowledged that much remains to be done. “In the last half a century, we’ve only grown our capacity to store water…
World Ag Expo® Announces 2025 Top-10 New Product Contest Winners
(Tulare, CA) — The results are in for World Ag Expo’s® 2025 Top-10 New Products Contest. The winners will be showcased February 11-13, 2025 during the World Ag Expo® in Tulare,…
American Agriculture History Minute: Garst and Thomas Hybrid Corn Seed Company Beginning
…following that visit. The company was bought and sold several times over the next 30 years, and the Garst brand was eventually retired in 2013. But a great story, beginning…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 11-22-24
…Drawing from her experience with the devastating 2013 Rim Fire, she highlights the ecological and economic impacts of unchecked fuel loads and the challenges of balancing wildfire prevention with regulations….
2024 GAP Report Warns of Slowdown in Global Agricultural Productivity
…the global effort to increase agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth, which is critical for meeting food demands by 2050. The report shows that between 2013 and 2022, global productivity…