…minimal set and record-low yields. Many growers reported crop failures and chose not to harvest. United States sweet cherry production is forecast at 326,240 tons, down 2 percent from 2013….
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…tons, down 18 percent from last year. The yield is forecast at 3.00 tons per acre, unchanged from 2013. United States winter wheat production is forecast at 41.4 million tons,…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA June 20
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Western snow pack less than needed Saving bees and other pollinators Expanding trade for…
CA Beef Producers on Chipotle’s Plans to Import Beef
…and irresponsible declaration that the Australian meat is somehow more responsibly raised than meat produced in the United States. Two California ranchers – organic beef producer Darrell Wood and conventional…
USDA Announces Landmark Commitment to Improve Sage-Grouse Habitat
…sage-grouse,” said Vilsack. “Through action such as this, along with the support of our partners, we can help secure this species’ future and maintain our vibrant western economies.” USDA will…
Hong Kong Market Reopens for U.S. Beef
U.S. to Benefit from Expanded Export Opportunities Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the United States and Hong Kong have agreed on new terms and conditions that pave the…
Petition for Class 4a Hearing Received
The Department received a petition from California Dairies Inc. on June 17, 2014 proposing changes to the Class 4a pricing formula. The petition is posted on the hearing matrix at:…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
The USDA is pumping more money into research to fight Huanglongbing disease. United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $25 million in funding for research and…
Broiler Hatchery Report
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 7, 2014,…
Pork Producers Say ‘Move On Without Japan’ for TPP
…“sensitive” products from tariff elimination. The United States never has agreed to let a trading partner exempt as many tariff lines as Japan is requesting – 586. In fact, in…
Cotton Producers to Examine Montana Agricultural Operations
…begin on June 23 at the Southern Agricultural Research Center in Huntley where the participants will learn about Montana agricultural research, including a presentation from the Western Sugar Cooperative. The…
USDA Takes Steps to Stop PEDv, PDCoV
…says routine and standard disease reporting will help identify the magnitude of the disease in the United States and can help determine whether additional actions are needed. The number of…
California Cattle on Feed Down
…During April, placements of 57,000 head were 8 percent below the previous year. Marketings of 67,000 thousand head were 37 percent above April 2013. Other disappearance totaled 15,000 head. UNITED…
Organizations Confirm Support for Biotech Wheat
…organizations in Australia, Canada and the United States representing producers and millers together publicly confirmed support for innovation in wheat, including the future commercialization of biotechnology. The statement lays out…