…Columbus; and Dale Weaver from Macon; Arkansas – Caleb Miller from Leachville and Sam Shackelford from Montrose; Tennessee – Robert Hill from Gates and Mark Zarecor from Newbern; and Missouri…
Perdue, Branstad, to Celebrate U.S. Beef in China
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad will mark the return of U.S. beef to China this week. Friday, the duo will celebrate U.S. beef exports…
Official Flower of the Month of June
…rose is rich with history and meaning. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, presented a rose to Eros, and Cleopatra lured Mark Antony with a room knee-deep in rose petals….
Robust Organic Sector Posts New Records in U.S. Sales
…billion in 2016, reflecting new sales of almost $3.7 billion from the previous year. The $43 billion in organic food sales marked the first time the American organic food market…
Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
…DWR senior engineering geologist Mark Nordberg, who is the SGMA project manager, said the agency has conducted a roll call of counties to ensure the deadline will be met. “The…
Smart Water Deters Ag Theft
…hour. The product will stay on equipment for five years. Detectives can use a specific light to identify markings when they come across suspect equipment. Those markings can be tested…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…market year such as this, he said “it’s not a bad option to have.” He already knows he won’t be able to plant 50 percent of his acreage—land in the…
Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again
…make food choices both healthful and appealing to students. Perdue made the announcement during a visit to Catoctin Elementary School in Leesburg, Virginia to mark School Nutrition Employee Week. Perdue…
Rural Economy Index Lower Again
…by 5.8 percent and grain commodity prices have slumped by 4.5 percent. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is estimating 2017 will mark the fourth consecutive year that farm income has…
Spring Picnic Market Basket
…mark. I’m Cathy Isom… Read more about the survey. Share this Post David Tangipa: Defending California Farmers from Costly Policies July 4, 2025 Morada Nut’s Jameson on Walnut Market Challenges…
Valencia Oranges Increase, Non-Valencia Decrease in Citrus Forecast
Mark Hudson, USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service, Washington D.C. issued the April, 2017 citrus crop forecast. Valencia Oranges Increase, Non-Valencia Decrease in Citrus Forecast The California Valencia orange forecast is…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…were wrong right out of the gate – they missed the mark in both the first two full years of the program – has resulted in a program in need…
USDA Says Corn Plantings are Losing Ground to Soybeans
…projected to plant 46.1 million acres of wheat, down eight percent from last year. If realized, it would mark the lowest wheat acreage since the U.S. began keeping records in…
USDA Trade Mission to Explore Export Opportunities in Middle East, North Africa
…don’t know where to start or how to enter a particular market,” Slupek said. “Trade missions offer a unique opportunity for them to learn first-hand about local market conditions, to…