…production totaled 2.15 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.1 million head, up 2 percent from March 2015. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.3…
Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund
…in the crop protection, agricultural production and processing, precision agriculture, and information and data management sectors. “This fund is unique among other licensed RBICs in that it has broad support…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…focus on agriculture production systems, breeding and genomics of crops and livestock, and a national strategy for sustainable crop and livestock production. Since 2010, NIFA has awarded more than $219…
New Cost Studies for Growing Almonds
…Joaquin valleys. One study focuses on organic production of almonds. The cost analyses are based on hypothetical farm operations of well-managed orchards, using practices common to each region. Growers, UC…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
…innovative mobile markets and intensive hydroponic and aquaculture operations, urban food production is rapidly growing into a mature business sector in cities across the country. “Urban agriculture helps strengthen the…
Identifying Vine Mealybug, A Growing Problem
…email Battany at mcbattany@ucanr.edu. Read more from Battany’s blog post. Vine Mealybug Managment From the UC IPM Website: Vine mealybug occurs in all major California production areas. In California, the…
Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…in the pre- and post-harvest food production environment. Design innovative training, education, and outreach resources (including web-based resources) that can be adapted by users across the food chain, including policy…
Home-Made Fertilizer
…also be weak. And so it follows that weak plants have poor production, leading to more time and money spent on a low quantity of low quality vegetables. This means…
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…2015) • U.S. beef production (commercial carcass weight) was 23.69 billion pounds. (2015) The total U.S. beef consumed was 24.807 billion pounds. (2015) Average annual U.S. retail Choice beef price…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…“microloan” option, which allows applicants seeking less than $50,000 to qualify for a reduced down payment of five percent and no requirement to provide three years of production history. Farms…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…growth with carbon sequestering agricultural systems such as almond production can reduce the effect of urban heat islands and support farm land production on urban boundaries.” According to the California…
Factors Impacting Cost of Production
Subcommittee Examines Factors Impacting Cost of Production Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, held a hearing to highlight the positive…
Slightly Higher Acres Removed in Almond Report
…the previous high prices for almonds. Prices have dropped significantly however, and producers are taking those trees out of production. Doll says the other factor is water scarcity and price….
Biofuels and Bioproducts
…This BETO-funded project advanced the technological readiness for the production of BDO and illustrates the potential of capitalizing on renewable chemical production within a biorefinery. Moving forward, BETO will continue…