Photo by Harry Cunningham on Unsplash The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) Monday congratulated the second group of organizations selected to receive funding through USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities…
Climate-Smart Pilot Projects Receive Additional $325 Million Investment
…and approaches. Project investment will help to support the development of market opportunities for producers of climate-smart commodities. “We are pleased that the Climate Smart Commodities partnerships support local leadership,…
Farm Income Rising
…side, corn, beans, and wheat are forecast to account for most of the net increase, but they’re expecting growth in receipts for other commodities as well including fruits, nuts, vegetables…
American Farmers Feeding the World
…the hotspots are many.” Sova said America’s farmers and their commodities play a big role in helping the battle against hunger. “In just over the past ten years through the…
Industry Members Work to Expand Trade Opportunities in Spain
…in the European Union for U.S. agricultural goods and Portugal is the 11th. Each of the countries has the potential for increasing imports of U.S. commodities such as tree nuts,…
Fresno County Agriculture Hits $8 Billion Milestone
…to maximize every drop and still try to do something in years when we have those tight times.” The top ten commodities on the report remained the same as the…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 10-25-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the current ag trade issues for citrus and other commodities, how social media…
Global Food Insecurity Increased in 2022
…has been further exacerbated by Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, which reduced exports of the commodities from the Black Sea region. Domestic prices of major grains in 2022 are projected…
Almond Update: Achievement Awards to Recognize Industry Contributions
…research-driven. That person could be directly in the almond industry day-to-day, or it could be a researcher that spans other commodities.” Last year, George Goshgarian, Sr. was the winner of…
Biden Administration Invests in International Food for Progress Projects
…commodities on the local market and use the proceeds to support agricultural, economic, or infrastructure development programs. USDA will donate 240,000 metric tons of commodities this year, valued at $129.6…
Latest Data Shows California Farm Receipts Increased in 2021
…and nuts. Of the more than 400 commodities produced in California, the most valuable commodity in 2021 was dairy products and milk, valued at $7.57 billion. Grapes and almonds were…
RIPE Awarded $80 Million for Pilot Conservation Program
…million for a pilot program by USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. RIPE is a producer-led organization advancing RIPE 100. It’s a conservation program that would pay producers $100 per…
Over $872 Million of Climate-Smart Commodities Projects Involve California
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected nearly two dozen projects that will impact California under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. A total of $2.8 billion is being…
Cotton Program in USDA Partnership
…the USDA Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities pilot projects. The project will build markets for climate-smart cotton and provide technical and financial assistance to over 1,000 U.S. cotton farmers to advance…