…of programs that provide a safety net for beekeepers who experience losses due to natural disasters, and the agency administers the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program,…
Climate Smart Israel – Delegation Update
…the day from a young farmer who has suffered loss of markets in the EU. Our meeting with Mekorot, Israel’s National Water Company, was fascinating and could have easily lasted…
Another Decline in Retail Food Prices
So far this year, food shoppers are seeing more price declines than increases. Gary Crawford has the story. Another Decline in Retail Food Prices…
National Eat Your Vegetables Day
…may help lower the risk of heart diseases and type 2 diabetes. These diets may also help to decrease bone loss and protect against some cancers. The potassium provided may…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…the Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, and utilizes direct observation, consumer and farmer surveys, program manager interviews, and intensive consumer surveys. Of the 844 shoppers…
New Website for Northern CA Producers
…for those who prefer it that way). • Weekly Soil Moisture Loss (ET) Reports for the Northern and Southern Sacramento Valley. • Pest Catch Reports based on weekly scouting in…
Overview of New Strawberry Insurance Program
…the new strawberry insurance program. The program is based on the grower’s own revenue history and protects growers against losses from low yield, low price, or any combination of these…
A Better Way to Fight Poverty
…Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX), Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA), Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), and Ways…
Agri View: Japan’s Agriculture Imports-Exports
…and the imported commodities are resold into Japan’s market with a high markup in price. Japan’s border policies also protect certain food processing industries. Strict government control over wheat, rice,…
US Drought Coverage Map Continues To Shrink
Continuing, and widespread, rains nationwide are still making a dent in the entire US area covered in drought. Rod Bain reports. US Drought Coverage Map Continues To Shrink…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
…benefit consumers with food security in the face of climate change and the loss of agricultural land.” Established by the 2008 Farm Bill and re-authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill,…
Pacific Region, Poultry Report
…Egg Prices The March market egg price, at $0.73 per dozen, decreased 12.0 cents from February and is 68.1 cents below March 2015. The March broiler price, at 49.0 cents…
Agri View: Growing for Future Population
…from fertilizers and manure disrupts fragile lakes, rivers, and coastal ecosystems across the globe. Agriculture also accelerates the loss of biodiversity. As we’ve cleared areas of grassland and forest for…
Input Costs Determine Almond Acreage Removal
A slight increase in almond acreage removal might continue in some areas of the state with the price for almonds being down to a more normal level. There was a…