…the production of more than 300 different commodities. Three of the top ten private companies for job production, who provide job opportunities in food processing plants, also call Kern County…
U.S. Cotton Sets Goals to Further Reduce Environmental Footprint
…Market works across the entire agricultural supply chain to define, measure and advance the sustainability of U.S. crop production. Hancock, who is the former chairman of the Council’s export promotions…
Growers Set for Sizable Walnut Harvest
…of the earlier orchards or will probably be going on in full force in the next week or two.” The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is expecting a 650,000-ton crop…
Ag Organizations Support Northey, Ibach Nominations
…Secretary of Agriculture, to serve as the USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation. Trump also nominated Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Ibach to serve as the USDA Undersecretary of…
Medfly Quarantine Issued in Los Angeles County
…damage to crops and adversely affecting California’s agricultural exports and backyard gardens. Female flies lay eggs inside the fruit, which eventually hatch into maggots that tunnel through the fruit, making…
Lowest Navel Orange Projection in Nine Years
The California Department of Food and Agriculture released the initial expectations for 2017-18 Navel orange production this week. The forecast is estimating 70 million cartons of production, based on the…
Urban Agriculture Bill Introduced in U.S. House
House Democrat Marcy Kaptur of Ohio has introduced an urban agriculture bill. Kaptur’s Urban Agriculture Production Act is described as a bipartisan bill that would bolster nutritional programs and farmers’…
OTA Files Lawsuit Against USDA Over Organic Livestock Standards
The Organic Trade Association announced a lawsuit against the Department of Agriculture over its failure to advance new organic livestock standards. The suit alleges USDA violated the Organic Foods Production…
Censky, McKinney, Nomination Hearing Scheduled
…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
…they could all work together to improve the quality and marketing of their crop. At that time, the Almond Board of California (then called the Almond Control Board) dealt primarily…
Almond Harvest Continues, Postharvest Irrigation Importance
This time of year, almond growers are primarily focused on getting their crops harvested, but it’s also a time to remember the importance of postharvest irrigation. UC Cooperative Extension Pomology…
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 Wine Grape Harvest in High Gear
…timeline is closer to what is considered customary, however, the overall crop appears to be slightly below normal. Estimates put this year’s crop at a little more than 4 million…