…sustainable, healthy honey bee supply for pollination services in California while improving crop production. This can be accomplished with cover crops planted in or around orchards. Would you like to…
Hurricanes Devastate Puerto Rico Agriculture
…only grazed the island, took out about $45 million in agriculture production. For more than 400 years, Puerto Rico’s economy was based on agriculture, historically focused on sugar cane, tobacco…
Farm Policy Facts Study Addresses Heritage Foundation Suggestions
…wheat, corn and cotton farmers when all costs are considered, profit less than 30 percent of the time. The study is available at www.farmpolicyfacts.org. From the National Association of Farm…
Higher Supplies Keeping Consumer Meat Prices Lower
…level since 2008, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. Lower beef prices are adding pressure to lower pork prices, along with an anticipated 4.9 percent increase in pork production this…
FMD Language Included in Defense Authorization Act
…Joni Ernst includes a provision “recognizing the risk of FMD, or other foreign animal diseases, to U.S. food production, the economy, and national security,” according to the Senator. The provision…
U.S. Yet to Propose NAFTA Dairy Fix
…been in place since the 1970s and allows Canada to set production quotas and the price of milk. President Trump has blamed Canada’s dairy import restrictions for the economic woes…
New Zealand Triples U.S. DDGS Purchases
Record milk production in New Zealand has led the nation to triple the amount of imported U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles. The U.S. Grains Council reports that the 2017…
California Receives Funding to Boost Small Business Exports
…markets for California’s exports include Mexico, Canada, and China. “On average, more than 25 percent of California’s agricultural production is exported,” said California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary…
Entomologist Frank Zalom Delivers 2017 ARS B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture at ASHS Conference
2017 ARS B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecturer Frank G. Zalom “Significance of Integrated Pest Management to Sustainable Horticultural Production—Observations and Experiences” is the title of entomologist Frank G. Zalom’s 2017…
Milk Processing Expansion Needed
A report by CoBank shows U.S. milk production growth is outpacing processing capacity growth, leaving dairy processors struggling to keep pace. Every year, U.S. dairy farmers produce three billion more…
2016 Sales of U.S. Certified Organic Agricultural Production Up
…accounted for 56 percent of the sale of certified organic production; livestock, poultry, and their products accounted for 44 percent. Organic production encompasses a wide range of commodities, including livestock…
California Avocados Delicate Relationship With NAFTA
…country, it puts added pressure on the overall supply. Melban noted that a stable market hinges on a stable supply, “we are dependent upon offshore production to fill those gaps.”…
Pecan Pies at Risk Following Hurricane Irma
…weeks before harvest. The University of Georgia estimated that 30 percent of production may have been lost after high winds sent pods flying off branches and blew down trees. Bloomberg…
Beef Cattle Contribute to Sustainable Food System
A recent study by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization says cattle raised for beef production play a key role in maintaining a sustainable food system. Meat industry publication…