…prepared with work-ready skills upon hire, whereas 76 percent said experienced new hires were equipped with those skills. Survey data also examined industry-specific skills required for employee success, such as…
California Pork Prices Higher After Prop 12 Implementation
…California. In effect for just over six months, pork sales have dropped across the state. That’s from data compiled by the USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist (OCE). The OCE…
Input Sought for National Grape and Wine Industry Survey
…by the Specialty Crop Research Initiative program. The responses will be kept confidential, and all data gathered will be aggregated and used to assist the research team in providing the…
First Phase of AEM Survey Project to Map Groundwater Supplies Gets Completed
…scan subsurface depths of up to 1,000 feet, providing critical information about underground aquifers. This data, now publicly accessible, will be used to help with the identification of locations for…
Nearly 20 Percent of Shoppers Purchase Groceries Online
…Nearly 20 percent of shoppers bought their groceries online in 2022. That’s according to newly released data from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS). Of that 20 percent, nearly half bought…
Funding Announced for Renewable Tech in Ag
…infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural, tribal and high-poverty areas. Visit the Rural Data Gateway…
Slight Increase in SWP Allocation, But Still Behind Last Year
…allocation is based on conditions up to February 1. DWR notes that the forecasted SWP allocation will be revised in March and will incorporate hydrology data from recent storms. SWC…
Producers Still Waiting for Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment
…fashion. We understand the need for a new regulation and for software updates to reflect updated production history data,” AFBF vice president of public policy, Sam Kieffer said in the…
USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture
…35. NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer says, “Overall, though there are always changes across U.S. agriculture, the data remains largely consistent with the previous ag census.” The data shows there were…
Nine California Counties Among Top 10 in U.S. Ag Sales
…Secretary Karen Ross. Census of Agriculture information, which is collected directly from producers, shows a continued decline in the total number of California farms. However, the data also shows an…
Record Income Drop Expected, What Can Farmers Do?
…of Ours. Income is estimated to be nearly $40 billion lower this year compared to 2023, down more than 25%. American Farm Bureau Federation economists analyzed the latest USDA data…
California Chill Report: Tools to Address Warming Winters
…into the future. “We are actually anticipating more warm winters in the next 30 years based on the predicted weather data. However, replacing the current Kerman and Peters pistachio trees…
California Chill Report: Dormex Shows Value in High Chill Years
…Institute, Masood Khezri said the 2022 data showed promise. Dormex helped to support bloom synchronization, a critical factor impacting yield. The research continued in 2023, which was a high chill…
Questions and Concerns with California Budget Proposal
…the DPR’s funding. The budget proposal also includes changes relative to the collection of the mill assessment, data review, registration, and enforcement. The increased funding for DPR has received support…