…authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “The United States retail market for organic products is valued at more than $43 billion—and consumer demand for organic products is booming,” said NIFA…
USDA Boosts Healthy Food Access
…with earnings. SNAP plays an important role in reducing both poverty and food insecurity in the United States—especially among children. SNAP is an effective and efficient health intervention for low-income…
Agricultural Relationship Key to China Ambassador Nominee
…and clear by the voters. During our 30-year friendship, President Xi Jinping and I have developed a respect and admiration for each other, our people and our cultures. The United…
U.S.-China Talks Falter in WTO Farm Subsidy Spat
…producing rice, wheat and corn. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today newsletter says the United States now plans to ask the World Trade Organization to initiate an investigation into the matter…
Weather Radar Helps Researchers Track Bird Flu
…kills chickens, turkeys and other birds, can take a significant economic toll on the poultry industry. In 2014- 2015, the United States experienced its worst bird flu outbreak in history,…
Western View: Pulse Irrigating Saves the Farm
…times over. If you’d like more information, see my article in this month’s issue of West Coast Nut Grower Guide. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet…
Past, Present, and Future of SNAP
…the largest federal food program serving low-income families in the United States. “Every day, more than 43 million Americans rely on SNAP to put food on the table for themselves…
Record Yields Leading to Storage Crunch
…on the rise, and storage shortages have been widely reported across the Western Corn Belt, and Central and Southern Plains regions. The report notes that storage tightness could persist through…
USDA Surveying Sheep Operations
…ranches in the United States which raise sheep and goats including sheep in feedlots. Over 23,000 are selected in January and 4,600 in July. A sample of area tracts not…
World Soil Day: Celebrating the Magic Beneath
by CDFA and the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California Today is World Soil Day, as recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to celebrate…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…gets cheaper, then it tends to cause more of their products to come into the United States,” Strahm said, “and since we’re competing with Mexico on the same market, the…
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Quarantine Near Panorama City
A portion of Los Angeles County has a Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine following the detection of nine flies and three larvae in the Panorama City-area. The United States Department of…
Trade Group Suing Dr. Oz Over Fake Olive Oil Claims
…oil expert that spoke about “fraudulent olive oil” being imported into the United States. The association says Dr. Oz failed to disclose his guest worked for the California Olive Ranch…
Australia Moving on TPP
Despite the threat of the United States pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Australia’s parliament is not leaving the deal for dead just yet. Australia’s Treaties Committee is recommending…