…provide the most comprehensive list of financial services to the agricultural industry. “We are a major part of the ag finance infrastructure in the country and we partner with ag…
Keeping Up with Competition in the World Prune Market
…and Germany were down significantly in the first quarter of the 2018-19 marketing year. However, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service indicates that American prune exports increased 11 percent overall during…
Reaction to First 2019 CVP Water Allocation
…Valley Project would be disappointed by the initial CVP water outlook. The project, operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, has told agricultural service contractors south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin…
CVP Receives Initial Water Supply Allocation
The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced the initial water supply allocation for 2019 for Central Valley Project (CVP) water service contractors. North-of-Delta contractors have been allocated 70 percent and agricultural…
AgSafe Annual Conference Coming Up Next Week
…just a phenomenal opportunity on a number of fronts.” The conference will highlight agricultural business innovations as well as address some of the challenges that are facing the industry. “A…
Students Set to Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership During FFA Week
…about the role the National FFA Organization plays in the development of agriculture’s future leaders and the importance of agricultural education. National FFA Week always runs Saturday to Saturday and…
Harvesting Technology at the World Ag Expo
…Bureau President Jamie Johansson highlighted the role of technology in agricultural production and the importance of collaboration between agriculture and technology industries. Bridenstine spoke to the integration of technology that…
California Farm Bureau Appoints Jim Houston as Administrator
…advocacy for two-dozen other agricultural associations. “Rich has successfully guided CFBF through a period of significant change and has cemented its role as the state’s premier agricultural advocacy organization,” Johansson…
USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 14 Deadline for Market Facilitation Program
Agricultural producers have until Feb. 14, 2019, to sign up for USDA’s Market Facilitation Program (MFP), launched last year to help producers suffering from damages due to unjustified trade retaliation. Producers can…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…universities to major in an agricultural field. This year’s winners, Jacquelyn Brooks of Tulare, CA and Alexis Cano of Bakersfield, CA, will each receive $2,500 scholarships to be renewed up…
Western View: The Moon Trees
…Len Wilcox Len Wilcox is a retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a regular contributor to California Farmer…
The Growing Market of the Dominican Republic
…before to $7.8 billion. “The Dominican Republic since 2007 has been a significant and growing export market for U.S. agricultural products,” said Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign…
Almonds Get $6 Million in Trade Promotion Funding
…Board of California $3,185,690 while Blue Diamond will receive $3,715,000 through the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP). The ATP is one of three USDA programs created to mitigate the effects…
USDA to Release Complete Set of Tables for Agricultural Projections to 2028
…macroeconomic conditions, policy, weather, and international developments, with no domestic or external shocks to global agricultural markets. The Agricultural Act of 2014 is assumed to remain in effect through the…