…problem, we determined that we needed a more flexible process for amending provisions of the Plan. On July 9, 2014, we published in the Federal Register (79 FR 38752-38768, Docket…
Slump in Farmland Values Continues
…similar trend that has occurred since 2013 (Chart 2). Moreover, bankers expected the downward trend in farmland values to continue. Seventy-five percent of bankers responding to the survey indicated they…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
With a key deadline approaching, people involved in groundwater management say cooperation will be needed to accomplish goals set forth in the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Local agencies must…
Strong Finish for 2016 Red Meat Exports: New Volume Record for Pork
…year-over-year. This was the largest monthly volume since July 2013 and the largest ever for December. Export value was $619.1 million in December, up 22 percent. Exports accounted for 13.7…
Net Farm Income Expected to Dip further in 2017
…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…