…was held at Stewart and Jaspar Orchards in Newman. Owner Jim Jaspar talks to AgNet West Farm News Director Sabrina Hill about why he decided to host this year’s tour….
National Turkey Market-at-a-Glance
…steady with some buyer resistance reported on the higher asking prices. Demand light to moderate. Offerings light. Provided by: USDA/AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Tuesday May 20, 2014…
U.S. Forest Service Increases its Firefighting Aircraft Fleet as Fire Season Begins
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 – In the face of what is shaping up to be a catastrophic fire season in the Southwest, the U.S. Forest Service is adding four additional…
USDA’S Conservation Soil Health Campagin
…USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is putting measures in place to help farmers and ranchers preserve and maintain farm land. Susan Carter has the report. USDA’S Conservation Soil Health Campagin…
Grocery Prices Increase Again
Ricky Volpe USDA food price economist Grocery prices are going up once again. The latest index shows the prices overall went up 1/2 a percent just in April with some…
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
California’s drought will deal a severe blow to Central Valley irrigated agriculture and farm communities this year and could cost the industry $1.7 billion and cause more than 14,500 workers…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Recent Trade Breakthroughs with Mexico
…exports of farm and food products forecasted to reach $142.6 billion worldwide. Resources in the new farm bill will allow USDA to continue funding for trade promotion and market expansion…
ARC and PLC Program Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions
(Davis, CA) – May 19, 2014 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced fruit, vegetable and wild rice provisions that affect producers who intend to participate in certain programs…
March Milk Production up 1.1 Percent
…averaged 1,959 pounds for March. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major states for March was 8.51 million head, 1,000 head more than February 2014. Milk…
Agri View: Man’s Best Friend
Keetah Everett Griner talks about the farm dog being taken for granted, but, tells us just how important the dog is for farmers in today’s Agri View. Agri View:…
Peanut Price Report
Released May 16, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Peanut Price Highlights Peanut prices received by farmers for all…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…acre, is down 14 cwt from 2013. HAY STOCKS ON FARMS Stocks of hay on California farms as of May 1, 2014 totaled 140 tons. This is 7 percent of…
Winter Bee Losses Down, But Still Significant
…Significant Dr. Jeff Pettis, research leader at USDA’s Bee Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, talks about a bee summit meeting set for October 20th through the 21st in Washington, D.C. For…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA May 16
…at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information and to tune in to the USDA “live” Bee Cam: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u… http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/n… http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u……