…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…
USDA Taking Action Regarding Low Survey Responses
…Farmer proclaims the data included in USDA reports is especially important considering crop yield data is one of the factors used to calculate payments under the 2014 Farm Bill. From…
Syngenta Seeking Appeal in Viptera Lawsuit
…approved for import to China, but was found in U.S. shipments to China in 2013 and 2014. A group of farmers is seeking $5 billion in a lawsuit because they…
Final Rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
…and wetlands. These rule changes will make the program more flexible and responsive to the unique needs of farmers and ranchers in each region of the U.S. The 2014 Farm…
USDA/NIFA Awards $4.7 M for Food Safety Outreach, Education
…regional food businesses and infrastructure projects since 2009. Industry data estimates that U.S. local food sales totaled at least $12 billion in 2014, up from $5 billion in 2008. More…
U.S – Mexico Establish Committee to Support Organic Trade Partnership
…of organic products traded between the U.S. and Mexico.” Starmer In October 2013, Mexico published implementing guidelines and regulations for organic production and marketing, which will be fully implemented in…
USDA Predicts Record California Almond Harvest
…The increase in production may put negative pressure on prices received by growers. After a strong year of production, for example, grower prices fell from $4.00 per pound in 2014-15…
More Than $62.5 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production
…grew from $5 billion in 2008 to $12 billion in 2014 and is expected to grow to $20 billion by 2019. This effort supports USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your…
Possible Shift of Psyllid Control Efforts in CA
…of infestation where that changes. “What we are starting to see in around 2012 and 2013 when more groves were infested, it’s proximity to other groves was a major factor,”…
Pumpkin: Background & Statistics
…99 1 U.S. per capita use of pumpkins: 2013: 4.67 pounds 2014: 5.39 pounds 2015: 3.12 pounds Prices U.S. farm price for pumpkins: 2013 average: 13.2 cents per pound 2014…
Dairy Farmers Dumping Excess Milk
…transfer the raw product for alternative use at current market prices, which have plummeted 36 percent since record prices in 2014. Dairy and meat producers started expanding operations two years…