…the optimal support of diversity within American agriculture.” All information reported by the farmer to NASS is kept confidential and general study results will be posted on the NASS website…
California Farming By the Numbers Water Edition
…an economic impact of more the $2.5 billion dollars. There were 4,550 Central Valley farms that were cut off from surface water allocations from the Sacramento/ San Joaquin Delta due…
Report Shows U.S. Falling Behind in Trade Agreements
…and I think of the World Trade Organization and some of the other entities in which we engaged in, in fact that we actually created together, it reminds me that…
USDA to Award Up To $400 million for Local Food Purchase Program
…American Rescue Plan. The funding is intended to be used for emergency food purchases of domestic local foods. Awards will be made through non-competitive cooperative agreements made with state and…
USDA Launches Loan Guarantee Program to Create More Market Opportunities, Promote Competition and Strengthen America’s Food Supply Chain
…through the American Rescue Plan Act. The program is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to address food system challenges dating back decades and further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. These investments…
House Passes Ocean Shipping Reform Act
…the Agricultural Retailers Association. Farm groups are calling for swift action by the U.S. Senate in moving forward on the bill. “The Ocean Shipping Reform Act is an important move…
Almond Matters: Addressing Marestail and Fleabane in Orchards
…already coming up as a result of some of those early rains, Burkdoll notes that an action plan may need both a pre- and postemergent. Several factors will need to…
Almond Update: ‘A Lot to Celebrate’ for the State of the Almond Industry
…the resiliency of the almond industry as a whole. Issues of water remain a challenge for producers, with drought conditions compounded by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. But growers have…
Agronomic Minute: Getting Ahead of Walnut Blight
Walnut blight is one of the many problematic issues that growers face from year to year. In making plans for the coming season, growers will want to keep in mind…
Proposed Changes to FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing changes to the Produce Safety Rule provision of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Proposed changes pertain to certain criteria for…
California Water Conveyance Upgrades Receive $100 Million in Support
…Act, which also authorizes an additional $100 million for the next fiscal year. The funding support will be used for the planning, permitting, and construction of rehabilitation projects to address…
USDA Updates 2021 Farm Income Forecast
…fall by $20.2 billion in 2021. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting and the American Farm Bureau Federation contributed to this report. USDA Updates 2021 Farm Income Forecast Sponsored Content…
Waiver From Trucking Federal Rule Expanded
…without the HOS restrictions. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting and the American Farm Bureau Federation contributed to this report. Waiver From Trucking Federal Rule Expanded Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…
USDA Announces Agricultural Outlook Forum Theme and Program
…The National Association of Farm Broadcasting and the American Farm Bureau Federation contributed to this report. USDA Announces Agricultural Outlook Forum Theme and Program Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products…