…available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Established by the 2008 Farm Bill and re-authorized in the 2014…
Whiskey Study
…often described like smooth caramel, while rye is called dry and brash. Despite the quickly growing demand for whiskey in the United States (with revenues over $2.6 billion in 2014),…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
…2014, up from $5 billion in 2008, and experts anticipate that value to hit $20 billion by 2019. The numbers also show that these opportunities are helping to drive job…
Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…(AMR). This funding is 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)….
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…billion in farm gate receipts Cattle and Calves (USDA ERS 2014) • All cattle and calves Jan 1, 2016, 92.0 million head, up 3% from 89.1 million head on Jan…
NMPF Announces Staff Reorganization; Welcomes Two New Employees
…staff as we move forward,” he said. Meredith had served as NMPF’s vice president of animal care, and manager of the FARM Program, since 2014. She will continue to oversee…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…was valued at $12 billion in 2014 according to industry estimates. Under this Administration, USDA has invested more than $1 billion in more than 40,000 local and regional food businesses…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…increased in 2015. Bearing acres, that is orchards old enough to produce a crop, were reported at 890,000 acres, up 1.1 percent from 2014. Total almond acres for 2015 were…
Slightly Higher Acres Removed in Almond Report
…acreage. Slightly Higher Acre Removals California’s 2015 almond acreage is estimated at 1,110,000 acres, up 6 percent from the 2014 revised acreage of 1,050,000. Of the total acreage for 2015,…
It’s Not Just Climate Change
…same period, California and the U.S. Forest Service spent more than $5 billion on wildfire suppression. In a model from 2014 that examined California wildfires’ destruction over the last 60…
CA Almond Acreage Increases Again
The 2015 California Almond Acreage Report showed a six percent increase over 2014 and forecasts a large number of bearing acres for 2016. From the California Department of Food and…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…2014 according to industry estimates. Under this Administration, USDA has invested more than $1 billion in more than 40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects. More information on…
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
…market for local and regional foods, which was valued at $12 billion in 2014 according to industry estimates. More information on how USDA investments are connecting producers with consumers and…
Bison Our National Mammal
…owned bison on more than 2,500 bison ranches in the U.S. was estimated to exceed $336 million in 2014. Bison are being raised on American farms and ranches in nearly…