…Conference, and the main topic of the State of the Industry address, was unleashing orchard potential with three guiding principles: Creating demand for almonds ahead of production Accelerating agriculture innovation…
Group Files FTC Complaint Against HSUS
…traffic to a web page that contained false information back in November. The web page said only 19 percent of total donations went to fundraising. But, the Form 990 tax…
United States Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…were asked to report their hog and pig inventories as of December 1, 2017. The Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report and all other NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov….
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Pays It Forward with Research Achievements
…be searched by brand name instead of a generic description, providing users with a more complete picture of the variability in products and the nutrients they contain. The result of…
Expanding U.S. Commodity Markets Top Priority for USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service
…to the $5.3 billion in milk and dairy exports from the United States in 2017. The Pre-Export Check program issued over 13,000 certificates for 583 million pounds of U.S. almonds,…
NASS Research, Survey, and Technology Advancements in 2017 Serve U.S. Agriculture
…allow NASS to provide rapid response to help with future extreme weather events. New and Streamlined Honey Bee Information NASS published new data on the economics of beekeeping in its…
Almond Update: Publication for Sustainable Farming
There’s a new publication out that focuses on sustainable farming in almonds. Sabrina Hill talks with Almond Board’s Danielle Veenstra to find out more. Almond Update – Sustainable Farming From…
Available Positions on 2018 Almond Board of Directors
…agency established to administer the Federal Marketing Order for almonds. The Almond Board assures industry compliance with marketing order regulations and is responsible for administering all aspects of the marketing…
House Agriculture Committee Launches Farm Bill Landing Page
…current website, https://agriculture.house.gov/farmbill. This landing page is designed to provide updates and information related to the 2018 Farm Bill. Following its launch, Chairman Conaway offered the below remarks: “I’m committed…
USDA Delays the Puerto Rico Census of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is delaying the Puerto Rico Census of Agriculture until December 2018 due to conditions caused by Hurricane Maria. NASS…
2017 Census of Agriculture Gets Underway
Questionnaires being sent to over 3 million U.S. producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) starts mailing the 2017 Census of Agriculture to the nation’s…
Perdue Announces National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board Appointments
…a consumer, are exempt from assessments. More information about the board is available on the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board page on the AMS website, including a link to…
H-2A Minimum Wage for Guest Workers Likely to Rise in Several States
…in different regions across the country. The NASS calculations are normally adopted by the U.S. Department of Labor in December as the Adverse Effect Wage Rates for the coming year….
Almond Board: Thanksgiving Message
…high-quality almonds are recognized all over the world. Almonds are California’s second largest acreage crop and the state’s most valuable agricultural export. Almond Board of California supports growers by developing…