…but there are still some ag operators who have yet to send theirs in. Renee Picanso of National Agricultural Statistics Service says there will be reminders for those who haven’t…
ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference Enlightens, Educates
…LaVigne discusses the diversification of the world’s seed market as some large multi-national companies leave niches for other smaller start up companies to serve. Click to Open or Download Audio…
Ag Industry Scores Big with the Super Bowl
A national survey shows that food producers and sellers score big during Super Bowl week. Gary Crawford has the story. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
More California Sweet Potatoes Coming
…looking at a drop for the 2013 season. According to the California sweet potato council the growing season usually begins in February, when seeds are put into hotbeds to grow…
Ag Sec Vilsack: Complete 2012 Census of Agriculture
…safety net programs and policies.” Currently underway by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the Census collects detailed data covering nearly every facet of U.S. agriculture. It looks at land…
Producers Learn About Exporting
…the Fresno Food Expo in March, or through the Center for International Trade Development. Click here for the Fresno Food Expo. Click here for the Center for International Trade Development….
CA Cattle Ranch Nominated for Award
A California cattle ranch will find out next month if it is named the national winner of the Environmental Stewardship Award Program. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download…
Another Drop for Cotton
California cotton farmers may be seeing less pay in 2013. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report In fact, cotton producers nation-wide are expected to reduce cotton…
IDFA Responds to Farm Bill Extension
The International Dairy Food Association is in sharp contrast to The National Milk Producers Federation in response to the passage of a Farm Bill extension. Click to Open or Download…
NFCF Statement on Farm Bill Extension
More statements are coming out about the Farm Bill extension. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives released a statement…
Citrus Research Bill Dies In Senate
…was attached to a larger one that would have reauthorized trust funds for the wool and cotton industries. All three are now without that funding. Citrus greening disease has been…
Ag Groups Respond to Farm Bill Extension
…“despite the progress made in 2012, we’re starting off 2013 on a bad note.” For the National Farmers Union statement, click here. For the National Milk Producers Federation, click here….
Dairy Trade with Russia
Is it a step in the right direction for dairy trade with Russia? Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The National Milk Producers Federation is applauding…
New Leadership Team for Ag Committee
…General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Jurisdiction: Program and markets related to cotton, cottonseed, wheat, feed grains, soybeans, oilseeds, rice, dry beans, peas, lentils, the Commodity Credit Corporation, risk management,…