…exports of farm and food products forecasted to reach $142.6 billion worldwide. Resources in the new farm bill will allow USDA to continue funding for trade promotion and market expansion…
ARC and PLC Program Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions
(Davis, CA) – May 19, 2014 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced fruit, vegetable and wild rice provisions that affect producers who intend to participate in certain programs…
Agri View: Man’s Best Friend
Keetah Everett Griner talks about the farm dog being taken for granted, but, tells us just how important the dog is for farmers in today’s Agri View. Agri View:…
Peanut Price Report
Released May 16, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Peanut Price Highlights Peanut prices received by farmers for all…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…acre, is down 14 cwt from 2013. HAY STOCKS ON FARMS Stocks of hay on California farms as of May 1, 2014 totaled 140 tons. This is 7 percent of…
Agri View: Farm Fish
Everett Griner talks about imported farm-raised fish still questionable in today’s AgriView. Farm Fish…
See Honeybees at Work: USDA Launches BeeWatch
…essential. That’s why we’ve adopted pollinator-friendly gardening practices at USDA Headquarters and encourage you to do the same. Simple actions you can take on your farm, ranch or garden to…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…personnel from ten Department agencies (Agricultural Research Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm Services Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Economic Research Service,…
FID’s Drought-Shortened Water Deliveries Will Begin June 1
Fresno Irrigation District Your Most Valuable Resource – Water This year’s severe drought conditions will result in the Fresno Irrigation District’s shortest water delivery service in 37 years. FID’s Board…
Vilsack Comments on Creating Undersecretary for Trade, and TPA
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Mike Johanns U. S. Senator State of Nebraska U.S. Secretary for Agriculture Tom Vilsack says it may take longer than required int he Farm Bill to…
A Reminder for All California Farmers and Ranchers
(DAVIS, CA) May 13, 2014— All California counties are eligible as primary or contiguous counties for previously-announced 2014 drought disaster assistance from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). All qualified farm…
California Women for Agriculture Take on Sacramento
…relations, education and legislative advocacy on behalf of agriculture. CWA protects the farmer’s right to farm and the consumer’s right to choose. CWA would also like to remind you that…
USDA Video: Researching Goats To Address World Hunger
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service is researching goat genetics in hopes of addressing world hunger problems. For more information: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u… http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm…
USDA Announces First HLB Funding Allocations, Appointments to Citrus Disease Subcommittee
…and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), as well as State departments of agriculture and the citrus industry. The…









