California agriculture contributes record amount of farm products to food banks The California Association of Food Banks’ Farm to Family program received a record 150 million pounds of donated produce…
Agri View: Foreigner’s Farmland
…1,790 acres of farmland in Blythe, California — an agricultural town along the Colorado River — for nearly $32 million. Two years ago, Fondomont’s parent company, Saudi food giant Almarai,…
New Cost Studies for Growing Almonds
…available. To download the cost studies, visit the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics website at http://coststudies.ucdavis.edu. The cost and returns program is funded by the UC Agricultural…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
…Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market Promotion Program grants that support direct-to-consumer marketing activities in cities, and Local Food Promotion Program grants that support food hubs, farm-to-retail, and related projects. National…
Farmers Check Impact of Spring Storms
…Association, which negotiates with buyers to establish the price for prunes. If California prune growers are unable to effectively supply the market, Thompson said, this may open more doors for…
Identifying Vine Mealybug, A Growing Problem
…jar of alcohol or sealed plastic bag. Take the sample to either your University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) farm advisor or county Agricultural Commissioner. Read more from UC IPM….
Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…tools that mitigate emergence, spread or persistence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens within the agricultural ecosystem, in animals, in crops, and in food. Identify critical control points for mitigating antimicrobial resistance…
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…added Elk ranching to their rangeland. From: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Beef Industry Statistics • Number of farms and ranches specializing in beef cattle: 619,172 (USDA 2012 Ag Census) •…
NMPF Announces Staff Reorganization; Welcomes Two New Employees
…needs of the farmers, cooperatives and processors who participate in it. As chief of staff, Meredith will take on new responsibilities for strategic planning, organizational oversight and management of staff…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…(USDA) will provide a new financing option to help farmers purchase portable storage and handling equipment. Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Elanor…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
As California Almond Acreage Grows, Trees Bring Benefits to Agriculture, Environment and Community From the Almond Board of California: The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that California’s almond acreage…
Factors Impacting Cost of Production
…the farm economy and pose challenges for producers and processors with little evidence of added benefit to food safety or production,” said Subcommittee Chairman Rodney Davis. “Under these current conditions…
Agri View: El Niño Fading
…more rain than average. Over the December–February season, the western coast of North America showed a pattern of drier north/wetter south, but the line between the two is shifted somewhat…
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…