The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the 2022 California Almond Objective Measurement Report. Projections for the 2022 crop are 11 percent lower than last year,…
USDA Helping Issue Child Food Benefits for Summer
…summer while schools are out,” says Cindy Long, administrator of the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service. “Child food benefits can bridge the gap and help families provide the nourishment their…
USDA: Adult Obesity Increased During Pandemic
An additional effect on our health from the pandemic. That’s today’s This Land of Ours. Photo by Christopher Williams on Unsplash USDA’s Economic Research Service reports behavior changes during the…
Wheat Growers List 2023 Farm Bill Priorities
…want to support financial and technical assistance provided through voluntary conservation programs. The wheat growers want an increase in the reference price for wheat in Title 1 to help cover…
USDA-Cost of a Home-Grilled Cheeseburger up from 2021
…this summer. USDA’s Economic Research Service says the ingredients for a home-prepared 1/4-pound cheeseburger totaled $2.07 per burger, with ground beef making up the largest cost at $1.20. This represents…
United States Hog Inventory Down
…according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS surveyed roughly 4,700 operators across the nation during the…
More Than $4 Billion in ERP Payments Issued to Producers in First Six Weeks
…suffered losses from wildfire, drought, hurricanes, winter storms, and other natural disasters. Compensation provided in the six weeks since the ERP launched represents approximately 67 percent of the more than…
Brewer’s Yeast to Cut Methane
…reason to continue this practice, according to findings by a team of scientists with the Agricultural Research Service. Laboratory results the team published in the journal Frontiers in Animal Science…
Federal Funding Available for Water Infrastructure Projects
…of President Biden’s Justice40 initiative. The goal is to ensure 40 percent of benefits from federal investments are delivered to underserved communities. Projects to make rapid progress on lead service…
Forcing Compliance on Trade Policies
…food service operators, and other types of importers, and impose new conditions on the allocation and use of the TRQs. U.S. Representative Ron Kind, a Wisconsin Democrat, says it’s a…
Keep Kids Fed Act Passed in Both Chambers of Congress
…faced enormous challenges, which persist today, and they desperately need additional resources and continued flexibilities. The deal passed by Congress will ease some of the uncertainty and provide partial relief…
West Hills Offers Unique Opportunities to Students
…the professional world to practice and develop for their future careers, no matter the background. The Make-Ovate Lab is a recent addition to the college and contains several entrepreneurial resources,…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detections Increase in June
…by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) show that nearly 2.2 million birds have been affected by the virus in June. The latest spike in detections was largely…
Representative David Scott on Climate and Agriculture
…droughts, wildfires, temperature extremes, and altered patterns of pest pressure exacerbated by climate change. Unfortunately, this has only increased as natural disasters and changing weather conditions continue to impact our…