…nearly a month ago. Producers of shelled almonds and fresh sweet cherries are now eligible to apply for Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments until the application period closes on January…
Almond Update: Reducing Dust During Pick-up
Later stages of almond harvest continue around the state. The Almond Board of California is reminding growers that they can reduce dust during pick-up. ABC made a series of videos…
U.S. Ag Coalition Sponsors U.S.-Cuba Business Meetings
A coalition of agriculture groups plan a U.S.-Cuba ag business conference in November. The U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Business Conference, according to organizers, comes at a time when U.S. agriculture needs to…
Tariffs Cause Decline in August Almond Exports
The Almond Board of California recently released the August position report that showed a sizeable decrease in almond exports from a year ago. In 2017, there were 168,566,752 pounds of…
USDA Partners to Improve Water and Wastewater Infrastructure for Rural Americans
…working with USDA to also provide funding for these projects. Hazlett announced the awards here today during the Water Pro Conference hosted by the National Rural Water Association. Below are…
Roberts Asks Conaway, Peterson, to Remain in Washington
Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts is also chair of the House-Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee. The Hagstrom Report says Roberts feels Congress is running out of time to finish…
Farm Bill Passage On-time Uncertain
…of the bill, but many believed the conference committee needed to wrap up this week to get a bill on-time. The Senate adjourned Wednesday night until Monday, and the House…
Almond Update: Crisis Management Always Important
Even when times are busy, like during harvest, crisis management should be in the back of the minds of everyone in the almond industry. Almond Board of California’s Senior Director…
National Farmers Union DC Fly-in This Week
…will visit all 535 congressional offices to meet with members of Congress. The event comes as the farm bill conference committee works to complete the farm bill for final passage,…
Farm Bill Merging Process Underway
…is on the table, as presented by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway. Little details have been spelled out yet, but following the first public meeting of the conference committee,…
Farm Bill Conference Committee Meets
The farm bill conference committee’s first public meeting Wednesday came with just ten legislative days to complete and pass a new farm bill. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts chairs…
Conaway Offers SNAP Compromise
…“willing to move off House positions, but it’s got to make sense.” The farm bill conference committee met Wednesday in its first public meeting, set to iron out the differences…
Almond Update: Gearing Up for Almond Conference
Almond harvest is in full swing but so is planning for this year’s Almond Conference. Almond Board of California Program Coordinator Rebecca Bailey said registration for the conference has been…
Agri View: Artificial Milk Catching On
…Catching On I scanned the milk cartons in a local supermarket. I found four kinds of milk. Mostly there was common dairy milk from cows. Also there was Almond Milk,…