…and Agriculture. Letter submitted by Arroyo with the Crop Report. It is my pleasure to submit the 2015 Kern County Agricultural Crop Report. This annual report presents statistical information on…
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
…egg quality and food safety standards at production, wholesale, and retail levels. The goal is to provide California consumers with eggs that are wholesome, properly labeled, refrigerated, and of established…
Checking Chickens on Social Media
…farm. Chicken Check In was launched last year to help provide real answers about current issues in chicken production and give consumers as close up look into the daily lives…
Global Wine Output Slipping to 20 Year Low
…35 billion bottles. Wine production in Chile may fall 21 percent, while Argentina is positioned to slump 35 percent. Italy is expected to remain the world’s biggest wine producer, with…
China Takes Steps to Increase Demand for Domestic Corn
China will end auctions from its state corn reserves to increase new-crop corn buys, according to the National Grain Trade Center. China has sold around 20 million metric tons of…
Help for Low-Income Families to Purchase Fruits and Veggies
…in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability…
Agriculture in the Classroom: Two Tulare County Teachers Team Up
…It’s fun to see students’ eyes light up as they become proud to live in the top agricultural production region in the world.” Beck was inspired. She immediately returned to…
Almond Board: Spatial Database Project
…(NASS) to support the acreage surveys and serve as a complimentary almond industry resource. The NASS acreage report, subjective and objective crop reports will continue to be the official statistics…
Rooftop Wheat
…by accidentally harvesting a wheat crop. Originally, the plan was for wildflowers like milkweed and black-eyed susan. But when some winter wheat was planted as a placeholder to keep the…
USDA Taking Action Regarding Low Survey Responses
…Grain Stocks Report fell to a record low of 65.5 percent. Responses did improve some for the October 12th Crop Production report, coming in at 71.3 percent. Still, those tallies…
Ryan: Cuba Embargo Will Continue
…rights of American businesses. The announcement last week does allow financing for farm inputs, such as crop protection products and machinery. The administration also removed a shipping barrier, keeping U.S….
USDA/NIFA Awards $4.7 M for Food Safety Outreach, Education
…availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up…
U.S – Mexico Establish Committee to Support Organic Trade Partnership
…of organic products traded between the U.S. and Mexico.” Starmer In October 2013, Mexico published implementing guidelines and regulations for organic production and marketing, which will be fully implemented in…
USDA Predicts Record California Almond Harvest
…The increase in production may put negative pressure on prices received by growers. After a strong year of production, for example, grower prices fell from $4.00 per pound in 2014-15…