…news as a record season wraps up. American Pistachio Growers Executive Director Richard Matoian said they expect domestic and foreign sales to remain strong but the unknown from tariff increases…
Pistachios Set Record Just Shy of Billion
Pistachios yields are just about all accounted for this season and it’s another record for the industry. American Pistachio Growers Executive Director Richard Matoian said total numbers for the 2018…
Crops of the Future Collaborative Funds Downy Mildew Research at UC Davis
…Professor and Director of the UC Davis Genome Center, Richard Michelmore received an FFAR grant of $2.5 million over five years to expand genomics resources in the leafy greens category….
USDA Appoints Members to Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
…the committee and request for nominations. Newly appointed members are: David K. Bell, Cherryfield Foods Inc. Farm/Maine Wild Blueberry Company, Cherryfield and Machias, Maine Richard E. Bowman, JJ Family of…
Agri View: Another Nematode
…causes a gall to form and robs the plant of nutrients./By Photo by William Wergin and Richard Sayre. Colorized by Stephen Ausmus. U.S. Department of Agriculture – d2549-1, CC BY…
National FFA Organization Names VIP Recipients
…Mansfield Center, Conn.; The Honorable Sonny Perdue of Washington, D.C.; Leslie “Les” Purcella of Albuquerque, N.M.; Richard Roller of Racine, Mo.; Glenn Sims of Mukwonago, Wis.; and Jim Wells of…
Deadline Approaches for Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
Producers Must File by August 17, One-Year Extension Available to Holders of Many Expiring Contracts Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Richard Fordyce reminded producers that the deadline to sign up…
USDA Opens Election Period for Seed Cotton Program
…Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce. “USDA encourages any cotton producer to look into these important safety net programs,” Farms with generic base acres that were planted or approved as…
Almond Update: Record Forecast Could Have Been Larger
…President and CEO Richard Waycott said the big forecast was tempered by freezing temperatures, but it’s reassuring to have a record forecast for a season that had a treacherous bloom…
USDA Assisting Cotton Growers with Safety Net Changes
…covered commodity under the ARC and PLC programs. This week, FSA will start sending producers information on current generic base acres, yields and 2008-2012 planting history. FSA administrator Richard Fordyce…
USDA Appoints Members to National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board
…H. Jarratt, Dallas, Texas (Region 9); Ann M. Ocana, Phoenix, Ariz. (Region 12); Richard L. Struble, San Marcos, Calif. (Region 15); Lewis R. Goldstein, La Farge, Wis. (At-large, processor); and…
Aquatic Organism Passage, Rail Car Bridge
…flat car rail car bridge for vehicle access to the private residence. Private consultant Pacific Watershed Associates (PWA) was responsible for the engineering design, inspection and certification. Richard Bruce applied…
Starling Moves from White House to USDA
…day that Secretary Perdue announced new leadership for the Farm Service Agency and the Food Safety and Inspection Service. Former Missouri Agriculture Director and state FSA Director Richard Fordyce was…
Secretary Perdue Names FSA Administrator
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of Richard Fordyce to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). In his role,…