USDA’s latest “all rice” price estimate is up forty cents from the previous month. Here’s why. Rice Price Estimates Moved by Long-Grains…
Japanese Journalists Get Look at U.S. Beef Industry
…U.S and an overall lack of knowledge about U.S. beef production. To that end, the team’s visit showcased the beef industry, current disease-prevention methods and U.S. agricultural-research methods. “The team…
USDA Crop Production Forecasts Versus Industry Estimates
© Justinb | Dreamstime.com USDA’s August crop production reports notes some surprises compared to what the industry had forecasted. USDA Crop Production Forecasts Versus Industry Estimates…
Adjusting Abandonment Rates and Cotton Production Forecast
The year’s first actual field surveys for the nation’s cotton crop led to adjustments in the USDA’s August forecasts. Adjusting Abandonment Rates and Cotton Production Forecast…
Tulare County 2014 Crop Report Released
Marilyn Kinoshita How did the nation’s top agriculture county do last year? The 2014 Tulare County Crop Report is out. Sabrina Hill has more with Tulare County Ag Commissioner Marilyn…
Avocado Growers Getting Creative with Crops
…Farms Director of Marketing Meagan Shanley says they started looking into layered agriculture to bring in extra income to supplement other losses. Owner Jim Shanley fielded a lot of questions…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review August 7
…The high price of firefighting, checking trees to save them, National Farmers Market Week, and Feds Feed Families. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us www.aphis.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov www.usda.gov/fedsfeedfamilies blogs.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Nurseries Affected by HLB Update
Huanglongbing on oranges. Photo courtesy of USDA. According to the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has confirmed five additional huanglongbing (HLB)…
Food Safety Questions & Answers at your Fingertips
…Meat and Poultry hotline online at USDA.gov. Along with looking up answers to questions you can also submit a question through email using askkaren.gov and they will reply to you….
Damage Caused by Asian Long-horned Beetle
Rhonda Santos with USDA’s Asian Long-horned Beetle Eradication Program describes the devastation caused by the beetle. Damage Caused by Asian Long-horned Beetle…
Hearing on Proposed California Federal Milk Order
Today, USDA is announcing that a hearing will be held on establishing a federal milk marketing order for the state of California. The initial proposal was submitted by a group…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 5
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…
The Western View: Crowdfunding for Agriculture
…Western View: Crowdfunding for Agriculture It’s quite the rage now, and there are several websites where you can post a project and get people to pony up a few bucks…
Farmer’s Markets Doing More Business in More Places
USDA has declared this week National Farmer’s Market Week. Cathy Isom tells us about the sales figures and the number of U.S. farmer’s markets on the rise. Farmer’s Markets…