…consecutive year of declines after reaching a record high in 2013. The difference between the two profitability measures is expected to increase in 2017 largely due to an additional $8.2…
NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink
…areas of the San Joaquin Valley, putting state and federal aqueducts and flood control structures at risk of damage. “The rates of San Joaquin Valley subsidence documented since 2014 by…
U.S. Trends in Food Availability
…day (43 percent of the recommended 2 cup-equivalents) in 2014. Vegetables. The amount of vegetables available for consumption reached 383.6 pounds (fresh-weight equivalent) in 2014, up 17 percent from 327.9…
Soy Growers Defend Soymilk
…in value in 2013. In the letter, Moore and Behr underscored the dual nature of the soybean industry as both a supplier of feed for dairy cows, as well as…
First Syngenta Viptera Corn Case Scheduled for June
…Agrisure Viptera. The lawsuits claim the company should have inspected and prevented harvested Viptera corn from being shipped to China in 2013 and 2014. Plaintiffs in the case allege Syngenta…
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…similar fashion to the 2014 farm bill, which took an extra year to finalize. Other priorities for NASDA focus on enhanced funding for invasive species programs, the Specialty Crop Block…
Insider Shares Political Realities at Record-Breaking Cattle Industry Convention
…at the event – a record number of attendees for any cattle industry convention – at Friday’s general session. The previous convention record was in Nashville in 2014, at just…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…down 9 percent from last year. Inventories of tomato products have risen, due in part to record harvests in 2014 and 2015. Rominger said growers are earning a break-even price…
Trump Trade Policies Good for New Zealand?
…News website says a trade dispute led to the collapse of New Zealand beef exports to that country. Back in 2013, both the U.S. and New Zealand took 18 trade…
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
…need, offers food vouchers for the produce truck and offers a program through which students can donate meals from their meal plans to fellow students. In 2013, a $400,000, two-year…
California Cattlemen File Lawsuit Against Fish and Game
…day after the California Cattlemen’s Association and the California Farm Bureau filed a lawsuit against the California Fish and Game Commission over its June 2014 decision to list the gray…
Statistics Available for California Crop Year 2015
Statistics made available by CDFA In 2015 California’s farms and ranches received approximately $47 billion for their output. This represents a decrease of nearly 17 percent compared to 2014. California…
USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
…since 2014,” said Adam Cline, NASS Census Section Head and member of the USDA Organic Working Group. “As sales from certified organic agriculture products increase, demand for accurate statistics about…
NPPC Hails Trump U.K. Trade Announcement
…Trump administration will continue trade talks with the EU through the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Those negotiations have been limping along nearly since the TTIP was initiated in 2013….