…in $9 billion in revenue during 2020. The Local Food Marketing Practices data released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service covers both fresh and value-added foods, such as meat and…
Almond Update: Acreage Reports Demonstrate a Slight Slow Down
…Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The 2022 Standing Acreage Initial Estimate is put together by Land IQ. Principal Analyst for the Almond Board of California (ABC), Jesse…
DPR Supports Pest Management Research with $3.75 Million Investment
…“The grant projects we are funding today are critical to developing and expanding innovative practices and biological, non-chemical and physical tools to manage pests in agriculture, urban and other non-agricultural…
Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Emissions Falling
…overall emissions from agriculture fell at least 4.3%, or 28.8 million metric tons, compared to 2019. Emissions from agricultural soil management like fertilizer application and tillage practices were reduced by…
Week in Review: Ag Export Solutions Sought & NEPA Revision Concerns Farmers
State and national agricultural groups are seeking government support in helping to facilitate solutions to ongoing export challenges. Several ag groups have raised concern about the Phase 1 NEPA revisions…
Continued Ag Export Challenges: ‘We Need a Meeting with Carriers’
State and national agricultural groups are seeking government support in helping to facilitate solutions to ongoing export challenges. Seven organizations recently crafted a letter detailing the need for better understanding…
Boosting the Nutritional Bounty of Carrots and Onions
…K11611-1 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are looking to beef up your salad—not with complementary slices of tender chicken, steak or other meat but rather new, improved varieties of carrots…
Feral Swine in America: USDA-APHIS Goes to Georgia
…which chronicles feral swine’s impact on Americans’ livelihoods through damage to agricultural and natural resources, to increase public awareness. The National Feral Swine Damage Management Program was established in 2014…
Dairy Industry Encourages Action to Address Supply Chain Problems
…U.S. dairy exporters over $1.5 billion last year alone,” President and CEO of USDEC Krysta Harden said in a press release. “The additional recommendations submitted today would provide agricultural exporters…
Growing Matters: Following Label Directions is the First Part of Protecting Pollinators
…Growing Matters Coalition highlights the importance of protecting pollinators in agricultural systems, by using best management practices. Industry Affairs Lead at Bayer Crop Science, Dr. Frank Wong said that the…
USDA Makes Earth Day Investment of Nearly $800 Million in Climate-Smart Infrastructure
…Infrastructure and Energy Efficiency Improvements USDA is investing $787 million in renewable energy infrastructure in 36 states to help agricultural producers, rural small business owners and residents lower energy costs…
Phase 1 NEPA Revisions Met with Criticism from Farm Groups
…of “effects” and “cumulative impacts” have also been adjusted, negating the updates made in 2020. Several agricultural organizations had praised the 2020 revisions for providing a more efficient NEPA review…
Industry Groups Encourage USDA Takeover of Gene Editing Regulations
Nearly a dozen agricultural organizations are continuing to encourage the revising of gene editing regulations. Oversight of genetically engineered food animals is currently handled by the U.S. Food and Drug…
Week in Review: More Farmland Fallowing & Burn Restrictions Impacting Vineyard Removals
With drought conditions rivaling those experienced in 2015, there are expectations for further agricultural land fallowing this year. The California Department of Water Resources is investing more than $33 million…