…to target over 59 different fruit, vegetable, and plant commodities. Important California crops at risk include tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons, eggplants, guavas, and pomegranates. The combined 2013 value of these…
Cost Estimates for Growing Romaine Hearts and Organic Spinach Released
…the Central Coast Region.” These two studies can be downloaded for free from the UC Davis Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics website athttp://coststudies.ucdavis.edu. Cost-of-production studies for many commodities are…
Agri View: Peanut Crop
…in the European Union and others. National Peanut Board Sources: http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/nuts/peanut-profile/ www.soyatech.com/peanut_facts.htm http://www.peanutsusa.com/MainMenu/About-Peanuts/Peanut-History/US-Peanut-Supply.html http://www.peanutsusa.com/MainMenu/About-Peanuts/Peanut-History/Export-Peanut-Market.html http://msucares.com/news/print/agnews/an13/20130207_peanutmtg_phillips_scs.html From YouTube Murray Farms 2015 Peanut Harvest Video series by Terry Presnal This is a…
Ag Education Program Revamps Website
…California’s annual economy, and the state produces more than 400 commodities. CFAITC strives to ensure California’s 7 million students —the next generation of consumers, parents and decision-makers—grow up with an…
Agri View: China Relations
…items. The effects of the decree combined with slower economic growth to reduce demand for many commodities. A recent structural shift in China’s wine imports illustrates these changes. During China’s…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…egg prices Retail food operations rarely have the same options as wholesalers. At least two local bakers say they’re eating the rising cost of one of their most important commodities….
Farmer Feedback Survey
…Be sure to give your two cents on your experience with USDA and make sure that your crops, your commodities are represented in our final results.” To find the survey…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…commodities (see the ERS data product, International Agricultural Productivity, Growth in Global Agricultural Productivity: An Update (Amber Waves magazine, November 2013), and Accelerating Productivity Growth Offsets Decline in Resource Expansion…
Agri View: COOL Labeling
…ginseng. Regulations for fish and shellfish covered commodities (7 CFR Part 60) became effective in 2005. The final rule for all covered commodities (7 CFR Part 60 and 7 CFR…
Allergens and Security Top List of Food Safety Concerns
…procedures they have in place for securing commodities and feed and managing farm visitors. In light of the many changes related to food safety over the past 20 years, Reeve…
Omnibus a Win for Ag, But No Fix for WOTUS or GMOs
…by Canada and Mexico now that the World Trade Organization has approved more than $1 billion in tariffs against American beef, pork and other U.S. commodities if COOL is not…
California Leads Nation in Horticultural Sales
…up-to-date assessment of current industry trends, including items like peonies, lavender, rudbeckia, cacti and succulents.” The top commodities in California horticulture sales reflect this very diversity. Top commodities sold in…
American Pistachio Growers Visit China
…commodities grown in California, pistachios ranked in the top ten, valued at $1.6 billion in 2014. In crop year 2013/14, 65% of total production was exported, and greater China accounted…
Cottonseed Discussed on Capitol Hill
…authority provided under the 2014 Farm Bill to provide crucial help. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX), Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson (D-MN), General Farm Commodities and Risk Management…