…to the United States come from Mexico, followed by Guatemala and Honduras. This chart is based on data found in the ERS’s report Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook: March 2016….
USDA Announces Additional Farm Loan Funding
…loan guarantee programs available from the Small Business Administration. USDA says SBA programs can provide a financing alternative for agricultural producers when their lender is unable to close an FSA…
Agri View: More Ag Technology
…would be underfed within the next twenty years. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Agriculture Technology Modern farms and agricultural…
Walnut Objective Measurement Report
Record Walnut Production Forecast The 2016 California walnut production is forecast at 670,000 tons, up 11 percent from 2015’s production of 603,000 tons, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service….
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
…from Shasta reservoir. The overall estimated impacts of the 2016 drought on agriculture are summarized in the table below. Survey work on expected surface water deliveries to agricultural water districts,…
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
…can switch between the programs. This ability to switch between programs means the SBA programs can provide a financing alternative for agricultural producers when their lender is unable to close…
Syngenta Seeking Buyer for Hawaii Operation
…while still planning to remain part of the state’s agricultural industry. Syngenta has 105 full-time Hawaii employees. Syngenta told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser newspaper it would seek to have its existing…
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
…developed by Monsanto and made that test available to officials in Korea and Japan. Effective communications between government officials, including USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, the grain trade companies and customers…
Animal Welfare Expert Temple Grandin to Speak at Fresno State
…livestock animal stress and injury,” said Dr. Randy Perry, chairperson for the Fresno State Animal Sciences and Agricultural Education Department. “We use her concepts and facility designs in our campus…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…1 – Funds for Agricultural Water Suppliers and $3 million from CDFA’s State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program. Water suppliers and agricultural operations within the respective service areas may compete…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…all change if a computer told our kids what they should be eating.Researchers at University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences had two groups of fifth- and sixth-graders students…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…segments in 2016; expectations regarding completion of previously announced acquisitions; and our market outlook for the remainder of 2016, including nitrogen, potash and phosphate outlook and including anticipated supply and…
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…Monsanto Company is a Delaware corporation headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Monsanto is a leading global provider of agricultural products and is the ultimate parent company of Precision Planting LLC….
Support for the Salton Sea
…Sea currently supports a robust tilapia population which provides a vital stop for migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway. This terminal lake is sustained by agricultural runoff, which has been…