…productive new uses for vacant land. During the event, Vilsack also highlighted expansion of a partnership between USDA and the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that…
Agri View: El Niño Fading
…The strong El Niño of 2015/16 is on the decline, and the CPC/IRI forecast says it’s likely that conditions will transition to neutral by early summer, with about a 50%…
CA Almond Acreage Increases Again
…Agriculture Cooperating with the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pacific Regional Office California’s 2015 almond acreage is estimated at 1,110,000 acres, up 6 percent from the 2014 revised acreage of…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…date these efforts have yielded concrete results including last year’s agreement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership on groundbreaking GI provisions and the announcement earlier this year of a breakthrough on GI…
NRCS Hosts Mid-year Advisory Meeting
…Forkey at (530) 792-5653. For more information on NRCS programs, visit www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov. Since its inception in 1935, NRCS has worked in partnership with private landowners and a variety of local,…
Renegotiating the TPP Agreement ‘Not an Option’
Can the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement be changed at this late date? Gary Crawford has the story. Renegotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement ‘Not an Option’…
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…the concerns cited in those letters had not been addressed so far in negotiations over the U.S.-EU trade agreement, known officially as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP). Jim…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
Vilsack Trans-Pacific Partnership: New Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam Secretary Vilsack traveled to Vietnam to meet with his counterparts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the…
Agri View: Peanut Butter
…store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Nutrition information per serving: Calories: 149 Calories from Fat: 72 Fat: 8g Trans fats: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Carbohydrate: 19 g…
Congress Echoes Ag Groups on TPP
Members of Congress Urge Obama Administration to Ensure Trans-Pacific Partnership Benefits are Not Undermined Key members of the U.S. House of Representatives issued a strong statement affirming the need for…
Pork Producers “Fly-In”
…and for establishing a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank, to oppose legislation that would allow for the intrastate commercial sale of un-inspected meat and to support the Trans-Pacific…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…that are multistate, multi-institutional, or trans-disciplinary and include clearly defined ways to communicate results to producers. Successful applicants will be expected to engage stakeholders to ensure solutions are commercially feasible….
NASS Mid-Year Surveys
…two of the most important and well-known surveys NASS conducts,” explained Chris Messer, Director of the NASS Pacific Regional Office. “When growers respond to the June Agricultural Survey, they provide…
Klamath Water Allocation Brings Relief For Farmers
…Mid-Pacific Region director. “This is the most water available for delivery since 2011 and is a positive change.” Diversified farmer Scott Seus of Tulelake said he is proceeding with planting…