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Statistics Available for California Crop Year 2015
…dairy products ($1.63 billion), walnuts ($1.49 billion), wine ($1.48 billion), and pistachios ($848 million). Statistics California agricultural statistics derive primarily from the United States Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Services…
Making Spinach with Low Oxalate Levels
…in November 2016, in the journal Euphytica. Read more about Mou’s research in the January issue of AgResearch. ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s (USDA) in-house scientific research agency….
USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
…provide data for USDA’s Risk Management Agency to evaluate crop insurance coverage to help provide adequate pricing for organic producers. The report, to be released September 2017, will also assist…
U.S. Dairy Companies Push Back Against Canada’s Protectionist Policies
…Washington and Wisconsin. Read the letter here. Earlier this month, U.S. dairy organizations and state departments of agriculture across the country sent a similar letter to President Donald Trump that…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 30
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NPPC Hails Trump U.K. Trade Announcement
…II to promote economic growth and to avoid conflict among the 28 member countries.) “We applaud the Trump administration for recognizing the importance of free trade agreements to American agriculture…
Seed Trade Talks at Disney
…Florida. Florida is so close to Cuba, and they have history … Before, (Cuba) was really a hot spot for Florida agriculture and also for vacationing,” he said. “As Cuba…
Trump Mexico Tax Would Hurt Agriculture
President Donald Trump’s plan to implement a 20 percent tax on all goods imported from Mexico would likely harm agriculture and consumers alike. The tax is seen as a way…
40 Percent of Farms Managed by Multiple Operators
New data released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows nearly 40 percent of all U.S. farms are managed by more than one operator. USDA’s Economic Research Service…
Bird Flu Fears Growing
…The presence in so many parts of the world at the same time increases the risk of viruses mixing and mutating, and possibly jumping to people. While the U.S. has…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 27
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GIPSA Proposals Delayed 60 Days
…administration. A Pork Network Dot Com article says the review period includes a new regulation put in place by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration…
Bill Would Move H2A Program to USDA
…legislation is sponsored by New York Republicans Elise Stefanik and Chris Collins and would move the H2A immigration program from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture. Stefanik…