by Ashley Hungerford and Erik O’Donoghue, USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? The 2014 Farm Act changed the structure of several commodity support programs for agriculture. Before, cotton…
Almond Board: Importance of Spatial Mapping
…being, generated. When the current work is finished, ABC will possess spatially determined almond acreage data and mapping for four points in time: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016. This cumulative data…
Ag Tech Investments Reach Record
…from venture capital firms reached $3 billion globally, up from $900 million in 2013 and $400 million in 2010, according to the report. Goldman Sachs estimates the market for new…
Soil Health Key Topic of Climate-Smart Ag Meeting
…including validation of soil carbon protocols. The Soil Health Partnership is a farmer-led initiative of the National Corn Growers Association established in 2014. SHP Director Nick Goeser presented at the…
Wasp and Scale Insects Help Control Giant Reed
…and Biting Fly Research Unit in Edinburg, Texas, demonstrates that these insects have helped control giant reed over more than 550 river miles. Measurements taken in 2014 documented a 22-percent…
Improve Energy Efficiency, Adopt Renewable Energy Systems
…of up to $20,000 for solar photovoltaic and energy storage equipment. Members will make loan payments through on-bill financing. The EECLP was created in November 2013 and has issued nearly…
Promoting the Taste of America in India
…and agriculture products. In 2014, FAS partnered with Foodhall to organize a four-city, six-venue retail promotion that increased sales of U.S. products by 92 percent across Foodhall’s outlets and prompted…
Funding for Organic Agriculture Research, Education-Extension Projects
…sector. The grants are funded through NIFA’s Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “The organic industry is the fastest growing segment of U.S….
NACD pleased With Final ACEP Rule
…2014 Farm Bill combined the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, Grassland Reserve Program, and Wetlands Reserve Program into the ACEP program. One of the most significant changes this final…
Kern County 2015 Crop Report
…producers of these commodities. Ruben Arroyo Kern County The 2015 gross value of all agricultural commodities produced in Kern County is $6,878,823,690. This represents a decrease (9%) from the 2014…
Help for Low-Income Families to Purchase Fruits and Veggies
…USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. Vilsack “Recent data shows that 2015 marked the lowest figures on record for food insecurity among…
Succession Plans can Assure Farms Stay in the Family
…not updated. In the case of her father, who died in January, she said he had looked into updating the trust in 2013, but hadn’t wanted to spend the money…
Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
…totaled at least $12 billion in 2014, up from $5 billion in 2008.Learn more about USDA investments connecting producers with consumers and expanding rural economic opportunities online at USDA Results…
Almond Board: Spatial Database Project
…almond acreage data and mapping for four points in time: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016. This cumulative data will be descriptive of how and where the almond industry’s acreage has grown…