…Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey as the Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Greg Ibach as Undersecretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, and…
Almond Board: Low-Dust Harvest Equipment Demos
…with compliance issues. Over the years, our scope has broadened. While compliance is still a crucial part of our activities, the Almond Board now engages in production, nutrition and market…
John Deere Equipment About to Get Smarter
…Spray technology in cotton, which reduces herbicide use by only spraying where weeds are visual. Blue River is also known for LettuceBot, a machine with up to 20 onboard processors…
Strong Numbers for American Beef Exports
…a 15 percent rise in value compared to the same time frame in 2016. Exports accounted for 13.2 percent of total U.S. beef production in July. Export value per head…
New Cooling Technologies for Dairy Cows
…an overall economic impact of more than $29.5 billion. The state is also responsible for 19 percent of the nation’s milk production. Disruptions in production can have a significant impact…
California Dairy Production Increases from Last Year
The numbers on California dairy production for the month of July have recently been released by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Total cheese production for…
Agri View: Energy to Produce Food
…the electric bill is paid. Most Americans have little interest in energy use. A lot more than energy involved in energy production. You see, food production uses over 12 percent…
Cattlemen Launch Month Long Media Campaign for Comprehensive Tax Reform
…out several other promoted videos and infographics featuring profiles of ranchers and other members of the cattle-production community. The products will enable American cattlemen and women to share their priorities…
Secretary Perdue Announces USDA Improvements
…May reconstituted and renamed a mission area headed by the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC). Under the newly-organized FPAC mission area, the Farm Service Agency (FSA), the…
American Biofuels Producers Demand U.S. Government Respond to Brazilian Tariff
…industry will be a clear reminder of the Administration’s continued commitment to strengthening the American economy. With ethanol production remaining a significant market for American corn and America’s farmers facing…
Cotton and Orange Juice Futures See Bounce Amidst Hurricanes
…Meanwhile, as Gulf Coast cotton growers are assessing damage, cotton futures surged 5.5 percent last week, following Hurricane Harvey’s destruction in parts of Texas and around the Mississippi Delta. From…
Almond Board: Ag in the Classroom
…That’s why the Almond Board of California is committed to providing accurate information about almond production and the almond industry to kids across the state, through a program known as…
Is Subsurface Drip Irrigation the Way to Go?
…proponents of subsurface drip, but researchers are experiencing more uniform fertility and production with their irrigation program. Courtesy: UC ANR Becky Phene, Staff Research Associate at KARE, noted how subsurface…
California Walnut Production Forecast Down
The 2017 California walnut production is forecast at 650,000 tons, down 5 percent from 2016’s record production of 686,000 tons, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). This forecast…