…2015. Beef production, at 2.21 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.64 million head, up 5 percent from October 2015. Veal production totaled 6.60…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
…1 million boxes. December USDA Citrus Forecast Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size form. (.pdf) USDA Citrus Crop Forecast The January citrus crop forecast will be Thursday January 12, 2017…
Most U.S. Farms are Family Operated
…annual gross cash farm income—accounted for about 90 percent of U.S. farms, half of all farmland, and a quarter of the value of production. Midsize and large-scale family farms, which…
Agri View: Corn Affecting Meat Prices
…corn crops which have resulted in lower feed prices is the main reason. These huge corn crops have also reduced the amount of corn used in making ethanol. Corn is…
Meeting Growing Demand for Organic Products
…understanding the effects of organic practices such as crop rotation, livestock-crop integration, organic manure, mulch and/or compost additions, cover crops, and reduced or conservation tillage on ecosystem services, greenhouse gas…
Almond Board: Waycott on State of the Industry
…Board of California. While compliance is still a crucial part of its activities, the board now engages in production, nutrition and market research, advertising and promotion in domestic and international…
Conservation Opportunities to Improve Water Quality
…can help to improve water quality. CLEAR will assist landowners with the cost of building bioreactors and saturated buffers that filter nitrates and other nutrients from tile-drained cropland. Early estimates…
USDA: No Cotton Storage Deficit
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced that there is not a cotton storage deficit. The determination was made based on Oct. 1, 2016, production estimates…
Easy-to-Harvest Raisin Grape Reduces Production Cost
…save millions of dollars in production costs. It grows well in the San Joaquin Valley, where roughly 200,000 acres of raisin grapes are produced each year. Sunpreme was bred and…
Freeze Threat To California’s Central Valley
Ag producers in the Golden State’s major production area are preparing for a potential freeze event – part of a nationwide cold snap. Rod Bain has the story. californias-central-valley…
Market Rallies Lifting Farmers Spirits
…Crop Revenues Trending Higher What was behind the improvement in producer sentiment about the future? Producers’ view of the future was buoyed in part by a significant rally in futures…
Agri View: Cotton Exports Increasing
…a strong import surge. First, they’ve cut back their own production from 15 million acres in 2008 to 7 million acres this year. That translates into 15 million bales this…
National Pork Board Statement on Discovery of Antibiotic-Resistant Gene
…a market hog, and there was no threat to food safety. As experts in swine production, the Pork Checkoff is eager to analyze the initial findings, alongside its authors, and…
Funding for Robotic Research
…NIFA encourages robotic research, applications, and education to enhance agricultural production, processing, and distribution systems that benefit consumers and rural communities. Research proposals should address USDA goals, such as protecting…