…areas. Consumers are encouraged to refrain from transporting or mailing fruit or other agricultural products into the U.S. and California. Federal, state and county agricultural officials work year-round to prevent,…
California livestock marketers attend LMA D.C.
…how their businesses have changed over the years, and how markets are regulated. The briefings featured Brandon Neely, 2015 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion, auctioning pies to legislative staff as a…
Opinion: You Know You’re At a California Fair When…
…fairs have a designated place for agriculture, somewhere like the ag building at the Big Fresno Fair. This building holds examples of the vast array of crops the Central Valley,…
Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. Celebrates Completion of Newest Manufacturing Facility in Hanford, California
…Hanford location serves as both a manufacturing and distribution hub for other Crop Vitality plant nutrients and supports Crop Vitality’s position as the world’s largest producer of sulfur-based liquid nutrients….
California Ag Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…crops (including floriculture). “Specialty crops define much of California agriculture,” said California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross. “This grant funding is an important piece of our…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Talks TPP
…agreement and its removal of unfair trade barriers, American agricultural exports to the region will expand even further. The agreement would eliminate or significantly reduce tariffs on agriculture products and…
NPPC Confident TPP Deal Good For U.S. Pork
…pork producers,” estimated that a good outcome for pork in the trade pact could increase U.S. pork exports over time exponentially and help create more than 10,000 U.S. jobs tied…
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…billion in machinery products to TPP countries. • U.S. agriculture products: TPP cuts import taxes on Made in America agricultural exports to TPP countries. Key tax cuts in the agreement…
2015 Water Year Hottest and Driest on Record – From the California Department of Water Resources
…the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project again had record low deliveries of zero project water to its north-of-Delta and south-of-Delta agricultural contractors and to agricultural contractors in its…
Wisconsin Team takes Lely National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest
Wisconsin paved the way, winning the Lely National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest Monday, September 28 at World Dairy Expo. Coach Jim Powers led team members Ben Powers, Luke Powers,…
New Steamer Helping Fight HLB
The University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center’s new citrus tree steamer was on hand at last month’s 2015 Citrus Expo in Florida. Steaming technology is being tested as…
Fresh Ideas Showcase Bringing New Products, Fresh Innovations, and Industry Recognition
This year more than 18,500 fresh produce and floral industry professionals from over 60 countries will gather at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, October 23-25, for Produce…
Infographics Show Impact of #WomeninAg
…past few months, we’ve also been featuring the powerful stories of women in agriculture on the USDA blog. By following the #womeninag tag on the USDA blog, you can read…
China to Remain Major Importer of U.S. and World Ag Productions
…States and the world will continue to sell more and more agricultural products to China over the next decade. China to Remain Major Importer of U.S. and World Ag Productions…