…and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA). The NWSA is a marine cargo operating partnership between the Port of Seattle and the Port of Tacoma in Washington State. USDA’s Farm Service…
Agricultural Education Podcast Helps Foster Community of Teachers
Agricultural education is an industry built on connections, and this is made even easier through the resources gathered by agriculture education podcast, Here By The Owl. Co-hosts, Nikki Fideldy-Doll and…
Week in Review: Smaller Almond Crop Forecasted & USDA Addresses Disaster Losses
The latest subjective almond forecast from the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service indicates a slight drop from last year. The USDA is providing approximately $6…
Details on Lower Restaurant Spending During Pandemic
…habits during the pandemic. USDA Economic Research Service’s Food Expenditure Series shows significantly lower spending at restaurants during 2020, which was expected because of the many closures because of the…
Almond Update: Lower Crop Estimate, But Almond Demand Remains Strong
…National Agricultural Statistics Service, the 2022 almond crop is forecasted to come in at 2.8 billion pounds. Almond Board of California President and CEO Richard Waycott said that the estimate…
Organic Assistance Programs Accepting Applications
…producers to work with the local USDA Service Centers and State agencies to complete the applications,” Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux said in a press release. “The FSA, and…
Quinoa Bacteria Research
…and cereal, eaten as a snack food, and fermented into alcoholic beverages like beer. Colorado and Nevada currently lead U.S production of quinoa, but Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and collaborating…
USDA to Provide $6 Billion in Natural Disaster Assistance to Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing approximately $6 billion in natural disaster assistance to commodity and specialty crop producers. Support payments will be provided to producers as relief…
Industry Supports Alexis Taylor as Next USDA Undersecretary for Trade
…Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture and has also served as USDA’s Deputy Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service under the Obama administration. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack expressed…
MSOB: Considering Beneficial Insect Populations When Managing Mites
…reduction in the populations of those beneficials, is very important because we don’t want to knock out natural enemy populations.” Beneficial insect populations can also play a less obvious role…
Subjective Almond Forecast Down Four Percent from 2021
The latest subjective almond forecast from the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) indicates a slight drop from last year. The initial forecast for 2022 almond…
Combating African Swine Fever
…and European nations in the 1960s and 1970s and arrived in Brazil in 1978. According to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, it has spread to countries…
Almond Update: Irrigation Approaches with Limited Water Availability
…at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, explained that a thorough understanding of soil moisture will play a crucial role in proper irrigation programs. Regulated deficit irrigation is another approach that…
Farmer Mental Health Month
…sorts of information that is available in every state and Puerto Rico, all across the country. These are hotlines, counseling services, as well as other support materials and informational resources.”…