2015 California Walnut Acreage Report California’s 2015 walnut acreage is estimated at 365,000 acres, up 12 percent from 2013. Of the total acreage, 300,000 were bearing and 65,000 were non-bearing….
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…conditions affecting America’s dairy farmers call for improvements by Congress to the federal safety net program created in the 2014 Farm Bill, according to Randy Mooney, chairman of the National…
Adama Reports Strong Volume Growth, Increased Profits
…Income Statement items for Q1 2016 that appear in the above table include adjustments for redeployment of employees’ options granted in 2014. The Income Statement items for Q1 2015 that…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…the 2014 Farm Bill. “This program expands the types of feedstock that can be used to make renewable fuels and biobased products, laying the foundation for growing more products made…
Agri View: Dining Out
…uncertainty. Sales at food service and drinking places jumped nearly 8% last year from 2014, more than double the pace of growth for total retail sales. Employment at restaurants and…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Plans Approved by CWC
…regulation of California’s groundwater basins as outlined in the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) enacted by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 2014 were approved by the California Water…
Funding for Bioeconomy Research and Development
…available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). “This announcement marks the…
Funding for Critical Water Research
…problems in rural and agricultural watersheds across the United States. This funding is available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and administered…
Jordan Ag Center Opens Doors
…center’s groundbreaking in June 2014 and monitored its construction through occasional visits and contact with Ag One staff before passing away in November 2015 at age 87. Her husband Bud…
USDA Increases Sugar Quantity, Access
…Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico (Dec. 19, 2014, 79 FR 78044). To ensure that this is the type of sugar for which there is an…
Viticulture for Veterans
…made the dream a reality. In 2013, the first grapes were carefully selected and harvested by hand. Two years later, Robb and Jon released their first four wines: Chardonnay, Riesling,…
Agri View: Chocolate Pleasure
…out of Latin America. In 2013, he was awarded a Knight Science Journalism Fellowship at M.I.T. where he explored the interface between journalists, designers and developers between visits to the…
Funding Available for Foundational Agricultural Research
…Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational Program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). “Investing in agricultural research ensures that our farmers…
Agriculture Committee Leaders Raise Concerns
…proposed rule to modify retailer eligibility requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The proposal extends beyond Congressional intent laid out in the 2014 Farm Bill and contains several…