A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, Ag leaders on food loss and…
Statement by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Final Communique by G-20 Agriculture Ministers
…world trade, so it is important for us to come together to develop strategies for achieving sustainable food systems and to recognize how reducing food loss and waste is critical…
Citrus Industry This Week: HLB Forum; Price Concerns; Tree Conditions
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a summary of a grower forum on HLB as well as grower reports on price concerns and tree conditions. Want…
Gov. Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in North America
…executive order is below: EXECUTIVE ORDER B-30-15 WHEREAS climate change poses an ever-growing threat to the well-being, public health, natural resources, economy, and the environment of California, including loss of…
New Crops Trending in Southern California
…the water situation in the state. The price of water in Southern California continues to lead the nation, and more restrictions on uninterrupted service are expected to be handed down…
Avocado Growers Trying High Density Farming
Southern California avocado growers could change how the industry operates as they experiment with high density farming. Trying High Density Farming The price of water in San Diego County is…
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…Support rotational grazing management, avoiding soil carbon loss through improved management of forage, soils and grazing livestock. By 2025, USDA plans to support improved grazing management on an additional 4…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
…implement. We must halt deforestation, injury to and loss of agricultural land, and the loss of terrestrial and marine plant and animal species. 2. We must manage resources crucial to…
Water Costs Changing Southern Agriculture
…price of water over the last several years has changed the landscape of agriculture in their area. Anderson says the Farm Bureau is expecting to see cutbacks on water use…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…25th annual meeting in Visalia there were three reasons for the lowest total cotton acres planted since the 1920s. “Water, prices and competing crops are the reasons cotton planting is…
How Changes In U.S. Rice Situation Impact Price
…the World Agricultural Outlook Board talks about the net result with all of the small changes in the U.S. rice balance sheet. How Changes In U.S. Rice Situation Impact Price…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…affect the global environment, in terms of habitat loss in other places and the rising “carbon footprint” of importing that food back into California and the rest of the U.S….
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…the federal government is providing zero allocation. In 2014 alone, the drought cost farmers $1.5 billion and caused the loss of more than 17,000 jobs related to agriculture. Almond growers…
What Kind of Grocery Shopper Are You?
How you shop directly impacts the price you pay for your groceries. Food Shopper…