Navel Orange Production Forecast The initial 2016-17 Navel orange forecast is 84.0 million cartons, according to a survey conducted by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total Navel orange…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 12
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Dairy Groups Urge Challenge to Dairy Agreement in Canada
…and fair and transparent trade.” The U.S. groups, including the National Milk Producers Federation, the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association, oppose a Canadian Agreement in…
Ag Producers Cut Expenses by Nine Percent
…to continue to cut costs, especially if they have a low amount of working capital. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service…
Vilsack: Clear View of GMO Rules Before 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects to release a notice of proposed rulemaking for GMO labeling regulations before the end of this year. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack also said the…
Groups Support Heritage Foundation Farm Bill Report
…President Scott Haber said the report confirms how far the “so-called safety net” has strayed from its intended purpose. “It’s to help farmers weather the ups and downs in agriculture,…
Agri View: Pecan Marketing Order
…other countries. Best of all, people right here in America will learn more about pecans. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: USDA Agriculture Marketing Service USDA Announces…
National Mango Board Members Named
…Balarezo, of Piura, Peru; and Eddy Rene Martinez Moran, of Guatemala City, Guatemala. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides oversight of the National Mango Board…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 9
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New National Offshore Wind Strategy to Drive Deployment
Joint Strategy Follows Completion of America’s First Offshore Wind Farm, Showing Progress in American Offshore Wind Industry U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally…
California to Receive About $6 Million from USDA Grant Program
The USDA has announced the investment of $26.6 million into 45 projects that will spur innovative conservation initiatives on both rural and urban farms across the country, including nearly $6…
DPR Takes Action Against Grower
…produce samples annually from wholesale and retail stores, farmers markets and other outlets for testing at California Department of Food and Agriculture’s laboratories. The laboratories test for more than 300…
Ag Reacts to the Heritage Foundation Report
…producers have been particularly difficult. “Congress and agriculture groups have worked toward a more market-oriented system in recent years,” Moore said. Tom Sell of the lobbying firm Combest, Sell and…
Improving Access to Voluntary Farm Conservation Programs
…Agriculture (USDA) that provides technical and financial assistance to farmers to improve conservation practices on their farms. However, annual federal reporting regulations required under this program have been burdensome on…