…done it at the expense of family farmers and ranchers, who work hard every day to harvest the food that feeds families across the country. Other legislative efforts include the…
Multi-Million Dollar Gift for Students from Diverse Backgrounds
The USDA’s multi-million dollar gift for students from diverse backgrounds. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture…
Factors Impacting Fertilizer Prices Moving Forward
…significant supplier of ammonia, which Fumasi notes has the most fragile supply chain due to the infrastructure related to production. Prior to Russia invading Ukraine, prices had been projected to…
Week in Review: Snowpack Well Below Average & Ag Impacts from Biden Address
…the president highlighted his plan to help the nation’s economy, speaking on supply chains, American manufacturing, and immigration. Ukraine’s invasion by Russian forces is creating significant turmoil in grain prices…
Almond Update: Industry Members Encouraged to Serve on Board of Directors
…in major areas, that includes marketing, research, public relations and advertising, nutrition, statistical reporting, and even quality control and food safety,” Hillman noted. “We encourage everyone to take a look…
Ukraine Invasion Implications for American Agriculture
…release. “Because of Russia’s large fertilizer production and its role as a global fertilizer supplier, the removal of Russian product from the global marketplace will have an impact on supply….
New Program to Boost Tech Solutions in Fresh Produce Industry
…Throughout the duration of the program, participants will have bi-weekly virtual meet-ups with industry members from across the supply chain. These meetings will address challenges, access to funding, tech solution…
Biden’s State of the Union Address
…comments you can make on the supply chain? Fazili: Definitely. When it comes to the supply chain, the President knows that this has been a year of really unprecedented challenges…
CA Corner Stores Get a Healthy Make Over
California’s Department of Food and Agriculture Healthy Refrigeration Program is allowing fresh fruits and vegetables to get into the hands of all Californians who want them. The program provides energy-efficient…
VofV: To Advance Food Safety, Get Out of the Box
…U.S. Food and Drug Administration veteran shares several “out of the box” methods for advancing food safety, preventing outbreaks/contaminations and minimizing the exposure of risk to consumers. This includes ways…
Latest Snow Survey Suggests Third Year of Drought Conditions
…Supply Forecasting Unit, Sean de Guzman said the first two months of 2022 were the driest consecutive January and February in more than 100 years in the Sierra Nevada. Measurements…
Prepare for a fruitful year
Growers Look to Take on Supply Chain Challenges Over the past several years, the U.S. agriculture industry has faced unprecedented realities of supply uncertainty and sourcing challenges to meet consumer demand, and ultimately deliver an abundant food…
California’s Climate Smart Agriculture
…and cutting their energy consumption. The California Department of Food and Agriculture provides programs including the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, Healthy Soils Program, Dairy Digester Research and Development…
Registration Open for Almond Alliance Convention
…lead the discussion with some of our experts in some of these fields,” said Bettencourt. “Whether we’re talking about water, or supply chain, or plant health. We also have some…