…Wine country has bounced back quickly from previous disasters, including a 2014 earthquake and flooding a decade ago. But experts say the deadliest set of wildfires in California history could…
USDA Suspends CRP Enrollment
…statutory cap of 24 million acres. The CRP acreage cap is a provision of the 2014 Farm Bill. Current enrollment is about 23.5 million acres nationwide. The suspension will continue…
Britain Could Join NAFTA If Brexit Deal Fails
…farm could be cut in half after Brexit. In 2014, the U.K. was reported to rely on the EU for 27 percent of its food imports. Just four percent of…
UCCE Creates Ag Education Chair in Southern California
…funding in 2014, Napolitano said it is imperative for UC to develop new models of philanthropy that recognize and honor the interests of donors while helping UC address its long-term…
Beef Exports Remain Strong, Pork Slightly Lower
…2014. For January through August, beef exports increased ten percent in volume and 16 percent in value compared to the first eight months of 2016. Meanwhile, Pork exports totaled 183,600…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
…and PLC programs were authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and offer a safety net to agricultural producers when there is a substantial drop in revenue or prices for covered…
Goodlatte Guest Worker Bill Up for Committee Vote Wednesday
…United Farm Workers and the AFL-CIO told Congress the bill would “create even more unfairness and dysfunction” in the immigration system. Goodlatte’s 2013 version of the bill passed out of…
Rice Growers Eager to Enter Chinese Market
…imports. Since 2013 China has been the largest importer of rice, taking in close to five million tons last year. “This is the first new commercial market that we have…
New Zealand Triples U.S. DDGS Purchases
…milk supply in New Zealand is expected to reach 21.9 million tons, surpassing the prior record of 2014, thanks to higher-expected cow numbers and optimal pasture conditions. With the further…
2016 Sales of U.S. Certified Organic Agricultural Production Up
…as well as to include grape data by variety.” Ten states accounted for 77 percent of U.S. certified organic sales, virtually the same share as in 2015 and 2014. Crops…
SNAP Draws Strong Praise
…push to make big cuts in the 2014 farm bill. Diane Schanzenbach teaches at Northwestern University’s Institute for Policy Research. SNAP 80-percent of recipients, children, the disabled, elderly or working…
Farm Bill This Fall “High Hurdle” for Senate
…Agriculture Committee ranking member Debbie Stabenow “are a team,” and that the committee had marked up a bill quickly in 2014 and could do it again. At the beginning of…
Roberts Wants Farm Bill to Target SNAP Fraud
…a hearing Thursday focusing on misreporting of costs in the program. During the 2014 Farm Bill process, a national payment-error rate was reported at 3.2 percent. A USDA spokesperson says…
The Western View: Bundy Trials
…that the cattlemen thought were unfair. Rancher Cliven Bundy had been withholding payment on his land use fees as part of the protest. Back in 2014 the Bureau of Land…