…raisins, fresh market, concentrate, and wine. OBJECTIVES The California Department of Food and Agriculture partners with the Pacific Regional Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to conduct…
Pence Talks Trade in Japan
…ideas on how to take their trading relationship forward. President Donald Trump immediately withdrew the U.S. from the Tans-Pacific Partnership agreement on his first day in office. The vice president…
Certified Organic Operations Shows Continued Growth
…is an “opt-in” voluntary standard that is managed through a public-private partnership. The USDA accredits and oversees approximately 80 businesses and State governments that directly certify organic farms and businesses….
Japan Taking Lead on TPP Without U.S.
Japan is seeking to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal without the United States. President Donald Trump in January removed the U.S. from the deal that was estimated to be…
Northern Sierra Precipitation Sets Water Year Record
…that blow in from the Pacific. The West Coast experienced 46 ARs between October 1 and March 31, the first six months of Water Year 2017. Nearly one-third of the…
World Trade Expanding Amid Deep Uncertainty
…of the solution to economic difficulties, not part of the problem.” Trump has already removed the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement that was worth more than an estimated…
U.S. EPA Requires Ag Companies to Better Manage Pesticides in California’s Central Valley
…that could harm workers and the environment,” said Alexis Strauss, EPA’s Acting Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “We will continue to work side-by-side with the State of California to…
Trade Critical for U.S. Railroad Operators
Union Pacific says millions of American jobs depend on trade occurring along the U.S.-Mexican border, and that fact needs to be considered during any discussion of changes to the North…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…to replace the previous Trans-Pacific Partnership) and improvements in existing trade agreements are necessary to grow demand for U.S. dairy products as well as provide for stronger trade dispute settlement…
Organizations Urge Appropriators to Protect Conservation Funding
…Partnership (TRCP), called upon Congress to respect the funding decisions made by the Agriculture Committees during the rigorous 2014 Farm Bill process by rejecting any funding cuts to farm bill…
USDA Expands Meat and Poultry Hotline Hours
…1-888-674-6854, or visit Ask Karen to chat or email (in English or Spanish), Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time/7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Time….
New Funding Opportunities for Higher Education
…a partnership effort with the higher education system,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “NIFA investments help support current, relevant, and robust agricultural science offerings at our public and private colleges…
Western Growers Forms Partnership with New Mexico Chile Association
…as informational webinars, H-2A labor services, transportation services and expertise in trade and commodity services. “In entering this partnership, we are motivated by Western Growers’ focus on the federal policy…
California and Australia – a Continuing Partnership
by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Ross Our visit to Australia was another step in furthering California’s commitment on climate smart agriculture. The trip not only…