Released June 4, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). April 2014 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was…
USDA Announces Programs to Conserve Sensitive Land and Help Beginning Farmers
…five years and if other conditions are also met. The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), which administers CRP, will coordinate the various CRP program opportunities. For more information on CRP…
Key Agriculture Componet Added to Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards
For the first time in the history of the Governor’s Economic and Leadership Awards (GEELA), the category of Agricultural Ecosystem Services has been added for statewide recognition by the California…
Records for U.S. Ag Exports
Crawford U.S. agricultural products are being shipped to other nations at a record setting pace. Gary Crawford has more. Export Prospects Getting Brighter…
Daily National Broiler Market at-a-Glance
Broiler/Fryer: Daily National Broiler Market at-a-Glance Whole broiler/fryer prices are trending steady in the West, weak in the Midwest and weak to lower in the East. Offerings of all sizes…
Daily National Turkey Market at-a-Glance
…on a national basis for hens 103.00-110.00 cents fob and 16-24 lb. toms 103.00-110.00 cents fob for current deliveries. Trading slow on frozen basted equivalent hens at 103.25 cents fob…
2014 FSA County Committee Elections
In 2014, the Yolo County FSA County Committee Election will be conducted for Local Administrative Area 3 (Elkhorn, West Sacramento and Clarksburg). The election of agricultural producers to Farm Service…
Citrus Meeting to Focus on ACP Spread Prevention
…The meeting is scheduled for June 10 at the National Orange Show Events Center. Growers, pest control advisors, farm labor contractors and packinghouse representatives from San Bernardino and Riverside counties…
Celebrating Dairy in June
…Milk Month June is National Dairy Month, and following years of tradition here in California, Governor Jerry Brown has declared it Real California Milk Month as well. The proclamation reads…
USDA Selects 2014 Class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows
…the Department of Education, Housing and Urban Development, and the National Science Foundation. The Science Fellows collaborate with leading scientists from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service–one of the world’s premier scientific…
Ag Industry Reacts to EPA Draft Rule for Air
…plan – but effects will also hit home in rural America. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson – however – says the changing climate has already begun to affect agriculture…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring “Real California Milk Month”
…below: PROCLAMATION California prides itself on its vibrant agricultural sector, of which the dairy industry forms a key part. Our dairy farms contribute in innumerable ways to the state’s economic…
U.S. Wheat Associates Question TPP Package
…while still wanting to be part of the TPP, Japan is looking to shield its primary agricultural products from competition. Shannon Schlecht, Director of Policy for U.S. Wheat Associates, comments….
Earl Williams Receives Distinguished Service Award
…the California Cotton Ginners Association, is honored as the recipient of the National Cotton Ginners Association’s (NCGA) 2013-14 Distinguished Service Award. The annual award recognizes individuals who have provided a…