Coverage of Secretary Ross’ trade visit to Vietnam from Vietnam Plus Secretary Ross with a Vietnamese reporter last week in Ho Chi Minh City. Image courtesy of CDFA. CDFA Secretary…
Agri View: Foreign Vegetables
…Mexico. At present, almost three million Mexican peasants sell corn at price levels set high enough by their government to secure farmers sufficient cash income to survive. This system requires…
National Beer Day
…the price of beer. After lengthy deliberation, the new price was announced: “not more than one penny a quart at the most.” All that, of course, is history. But the…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…indemnities. Weather (yield loss) events were few and prices relatively stable in the 2015 crop year, so the loss ratio (gross indemnities relative to total premiums) is forecast to be…
Response to CVP Water Allocation Announcement
…and a loss of revenue for farmers, but a loss of tens-of-thousands of farm worker and farm related jobs. In other words, despite the significant improvement in rain and snow…
Red-cedar’s Impact on Prairie Chickens
…and other wildlife. Natural processes like fire once prevented redcedar encroachment, but fire suppression has led to widespread redcedar invasion and loss of grassland habitat. Researchers from Kansas State University…
Almond Growers to Play Critical Role in Solving Bee Loss Puzzle
…a number of reports from beekeepers about damaged hives, specifically, the loss of immature bee brood at the close of and following this year’s almond bloom. While science-based consensus on…
Agri View: Farm-Raised
…your seafood is the best way to arm yourself against fraud. Some things that should raise red flags are: A price too good to be true for a highly desired…
Food Price Survey
…The whole milk price remains well below the 2015 first-quarter price. “Apple prices are up quite a bit year-over-year. This is a reversal of retail prices that were historically low…
Agreement to Raise California’s Minimum Wage Announced
…for inflation as measured by the national Consumer Price Index. This plan also phases in sick leave for In-Home Supportive Services workers starting in July 2018. Governor Brown signed AB…
A Lower Food Price Inflation Rate Now Expected This Year
Shoppers may be paying less than expected for some food categories, per USDA’s latest outlook at food price inflation trends. Lower Food Price Inflation Rate Now Expected This Year…
Agri View: New Cash Crop
…have some export value. Prices for major cash crops are set in commodity markets with global scope, with some local variation (termed as “basis”) based on freight costs and local…
First Group Testing ILRP Nitrogen Reporting
…coverage. Regulatory coverage is not required if a property is not used for commercial purposes, or if commercial irrigated lands are covered under the Dairy Program. Options for regulatory coverage…
Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture
…5 pounds by hand. As a result, the price of cotton cloth plummeted, the cotton plantation culture of the South was established and the use of slave labor in growing…