Total acreage harvested by mechanical means was 45,903, just over 29 percent of the State’s total raisin-type grape acreage, according to the Pacific Region Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics…
USDA Announces Delay, Reconsideration of Organic Livestock Rule
…on February 9, 2017 (82 FR 9967), is further delayed until November 14, 2017. Summary The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is delaying the effective date…
NMPF April Dairy Market Report
…other cheeses during the same period. American-type cheese exports showed positive growth for the first time in more than a year during December 2016–February 2017. U.S.exports of dry ingredient products…
Ag Export Groups Support CREAATE Act
Members of the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports and the Agribusiness Coalition for Foreign Market Development welcomed introduction of House Resolution 2321 last week, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding…
Perdue Continues Midwest Outreach
…delivered to farmers a week prior in Kansas City, Missouri. He did pledge support for the Renewable Fuel Standard and beef exports. While touring flooded areas of Arkansas on Sunday,…
Canada Offers Potential U.S. Ethanol Export Growth
…of five percent in place and is already an important market for U.S. ethanol exports, thanks in part to the North American Free Trade Agreement. One-third of all U.S. ethanol…
Free Trade, Relationships Key To Market Competitiveness In South Korea
…important customer for U.S. products, including grains. South Korea is now the fifth largest market for U.S. agricultural exports, totaling $6.2 billion in purchases in 2016. The country was the…
Federal Policies on Rural Issues Gain Attention
After a week in which the Trump administration turned its attention to policies that affect farmers and ranchers, California agricultural leaders said they’re encouraged by much of what they heard….
Record Volume for U.S. Pork Exports in March; Beef Exports Remain Strong
…exports were up 15 percent in volume (292,215 mt) and 19 percent in value ($1.61 billion). March exports accounted for 12.5 percent of total beef production and just under 10…
FDA to Address Agricultural Biotechnology Misinformation
Included in a budget deal to avert a government shutdown is funding for the Food and Drug Administration for consumer outreach and education regarding agricultural biotechnology. The Washington Post reports…
2016 California Wine Sales in U.S. Hit New Record
…cases shipped within the U.S. in 2016 represent a 60% share of the U.S. wine market. U.S. Wine Exports U.S. wine exports, 90 percent from California, reached a record $1.62…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…noting that it could take 20 to 30 days to put water in fields before they could be seeded. Farmers may also be standing in line for agricultural planes that…
Farm Banks Report Ag Lending Gains in 2016
Farm banks increased their agricultural lending by 5.3 percent in 2016 and held $103.4 billion in ag loans at year’s end, according to the American Bankers Association’s annual Farm Bank…
Secretary Perdue Announces Arrival of First Shipment of U.S. Beef to Brazil
…market reopened to the United States, U.S. beef exports are poised for new growth. I look forward to Brazilians getting the opportunity to eat delicious American beef, because once they…