…that competes with foreign olive oil manufacturers. The association says its own testing has found 95 percent of imported oil met or exceeded quality and purity standards between 2013 and…
California Fighting Global Warming on the Backs of Dairy Farmers
…below 2013 levels by 2030. But as the largest milk-producing state, California could stand to lose dairy operators because of the growing cost to meet regulation requirements, according to a…
November 2016 Farm Income Forecast
…$81,637 in 2014. After dipping in 2015, median farm household income is forecast to remain essentially unchanged in 2016 at an expected $76,839. Median farm income earned by farm households…
Japan Still Determined on Completing TPP
…trade agreement in 2014 as TPP talks progressed. Japan is not ready to restart the bilateral talks in fear of sending the wrong signal to President-elect Trump. TPP’s rules dictate…
Growth of U.S. Dairy Exports
by Jerry Cessna, Lindsay Kuberka (USDA/FAS), Christopher G. Davis, Roger Hoskin, USDA Economic Research Service From 2004 to 2014, the value of U.S. dairy product exports more than quadrupled, and…
State Water Project Starts at 20 Percent
…percent 2015 – 20 percent 2014 – 5 percent 2013 – 35 percent 2012 – 65 percent 2011 – 80 percent 2010 – 50 percent 2009 – 40 percent 2008…
Indonesia Planning to Stop Corn Imports by 2018 or Sooner
…has boosted its imports of wheat as an alternative for feed. Indonesia imported 3.5 million metric tons of corn in 2013-14 before the restrictions took effect, and the country has…
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
…and air quality. Since SWEEP was initiated in 2014, 360 grants have been provided to California agricultural operations. More information on the SWEEP program and a list of current grant…
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa, Canola, and Sugarbeets in the United States
…2013. GE HT alfalfa adoption rates were highest in New York, where approximately 37 percent of the acres that were harvested in 2013 were produced using GE HT. Adoption rates…
Agri View: Farm Income Outlook
…and crop prices to even break even this year. Those $7.00 corn and $15.00 soybean prices were 2014. But then according to my latest report prices and net farm income…
EPA Finalizes Increase in Renewable Fuel Volumes
…for 2014-2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Cellulosic biofuel (million gallons) 33 123 230 311 n/a Biomass-based diesel (billion gallons) 1.63 1.73 1.9 2.0 2.1 Advanced biofuel (billion gallons) 2.67…
California County Farm Bureaus Earn National Recognition
…created following the original Ag Unite event in Butte County in 2013. In all, 34 county Farm Bureaus from 11 states were selected for the County Activities of Excellence Awards….
Turkey Sector: Background & Statistics
…the poultry industry, see the monthly newsletter Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook. Production, Consumption, and Trade Value of turkey production: 2012: $5.45 billion 2013: $4.84 billion 2014: $5.30 billion 2015:…
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
…integrity of the federal crop insurance program. The updates were made to address the recommendations of a 2013 USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG) report, and are supported by the…