…shelled nut exports have been on the rise since 2011 there are a lot of places that don’t even know what a pecan is. Including some places here in the…
National Mango Board Members Named
…Balarezo, of Piura, Peru; and Eddy Rene Martinez Moran, of Guatemala City, Guatemala. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides oversight of the National Mango Board…
DPR Takes Action Against Grower
…A subsequent investigation by the Kern County Agricultural Commissioner and DPR also detected the pesticide on the crop, destined to be made into raisins, at M Kooner Farms located at…
Heritage Foundation Looking to the 2018 Farm Bill
…free the agricultural sector from harmful government intervention. America’s Robust Agricultural Sector Most domestic agricultural production comes from large producers. For example, only 4 percent of farms (those with sales…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…Monterey County ($1,300,695)-proposes to establish a cooperative model for pooling resources to comply with water quality regulations, making conservation practices more widely applicable in high-value, irrigated agricultural lands, leading to…
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…Bill as a tool to support prices and avoid sugar forfeitures when there is excess sugar in the marketplace. USDA’s Aug. 12, 2016, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report…
Corn, Potatoes and Vegetable Production Practices
…chemical ingredients they apply to agricultural commodities through fertilizers and pesticides. The program currently alternates focus each year among vegetables, fruit and key field crops. The Agricultural Resource Management Survey…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…for U.S. agricultural exports reaching $23.5 billion. Sustained high demand for bulk commodities such as soybeans and cotton continues, and demand for high-value food, meat and alcohol products is surging….
NFU: Bayer/Monsanto Deal Bad for Farmers
…be a continuation of a wave of mergers in the agricultural input sector. That wave includes the recently approved ChemChina deal to acquire Syngenta, as well as the proposed mergers…
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
…Ranch and Conaway Ranch. The Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation assisted, along with other agricultural partners in the Sacramento Valley. The result was a redirection of…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. More information on the SBIR…
California State Organic Program
…(USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service, organic acreage has grown 46 percent from 2008 to 2014. California alone produced over $2.2 billion in organic agriculture in 2014, accounting for more than…
Soybean Use Exceeded USDA Expectations
…that soybean consumption has exceeded the USDA’s August projection due to a strong pace of overseas exports. USDA predicted marketing year exports at 1.88 billion bushels. Good says based on…
Agri View: Labor Program
…That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: U.S. Department of Labor H-2A Temporary Agricultural Program Program Overview The H-2A temporary agricultural program allows agricultural employers who anticipate a…