…Bonsall, Calif. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides oversight of the Hass Avocado Board in accordance with the Hass Avocado Promotion, Research and Information Act of 2000 and the Hass…
Re-engaging the Industry at Citrus Conference
…on its political action and projects it believes is important to citrus in the state. Nelson CCM President Joel Nelson spoke about the need for a second containment facility in…
An Early Farm Bill Means More Money for Ag
…matter when Congress acts. Peterson said urban lawmakers have no idea how much money it takes to plant a crop. Even if the situation gets worse, Peterson said he’s not…
Rabobank Says Pork Export Pace is Slowing
A lot of pork production and slowing Chinese pork imports are going to pressure American pork prices in the next several months, according to Rabobank in its latest quarterly Pork…
Ambassadors Make Case for Lame-Duck TPP Vote
…Domestic Product. Singapore’s ambassador said he hopes TPP is ratified and noted there’s no “plan B for the U.S.” He added there’s no chance for an alternative agreement between the…
Clinton, Trump Campaigns Talk Agriculture
Ag advisers from the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump campaigns took center stage at a recent forum on American agricultural issues. Ag topics haven’t been front and center in the…
Funding for Organic Agriculture Research, Education-Extension Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of $17.6 million for research and outreach activities to support the organic agriculture…
NACD pleased With Final ACEP Rule
…rule makes to ACEP is requiring participants to obtain an Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) plan. To complete these plans, individual landowners will need to think proactively about how natural resource…
Agri View: Say Cheese!
…as much as $150 million. Actually, the problem could be managed without the governments help at all if every American family bought one pound of cheese. How did we get…
Succession Plans can Assure Farms Stay in the Family
…children are born, but others just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Why the delay? There are many reasons people fail to establish a farm succession plan, including that it…
Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
…– New Markets, New Opportunities USDA works to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent…
Rooftop Wheat
…by accidentally harvesting a wheat crop. Originally, the plan was for wildflowers like milkweed and black-eyed susan. But when some winter wheat was planted as a placeholder to keep the…
Ryan: Cuba Embargo Will Continue
…rights of American businesses. The announcement last week does allow financing for farm inputs, such as crop protection products and machinery. The administration also removed a shipping barrier, keeping U.S….
‘One-Two Punch’ of River Flow Plans Hits Rural California
…“This plan is part of a one-two punch aimed at rural California,” Wenger said. “When you add the Sacramento River plan to the San Joaquin River plan announced a month…