…155,000-STRV increase from the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), as raised sugarbeet production prospects outweigh reductions in sugarcane production. Total import projections are increased by 27,000 STRV…
Rabobank Says Pork Export Pace is Slowing
…weaker and managing excess supply will be the key to success. Low production and higher seasonal demand will mean higher pork prices in China. This will provide support to import…
Agri View: Controlling Diseases
Everett Griner talks about the money spent in preventing diseases in our food in today’s Agri View. Controlling Diseases When one shops for food one never stops to consider that…
Promoting the Taste of America in India
…producers and agribusinesses to export their consumer food products. Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Alexis Taylor traveled to India this week where she visited the Foodhall…
Critical European Grapevine Moth Safeguarding Milestone Recognized
European Grapevine Moth (Image courtesy of UCANR) The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and…
Funding for Organic Agriculture Research, Education-Extension Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of $17.6 million for research and outreach activities to support the organic agriculture…
Kern County 2015 Crop Report
Ruben J. Arroyo, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures, submitted the 2015 Kern County Crop Report to Kern County Board of Supervisors and Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food…
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee The California Department of Food and Agriculture is announcing one vacancy on the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee. The committee advises the CDFA…
Checking Chickens on Social Media
…choices and variety, come questions, confusion and sometimes misconceptions. People want to know more than just that the food they purchase is safe for them — they want to know…
Industry Calls for Clearing up of Organic Marketing
…organic food products and non-food products claiming to be organic should be regulated in the same manner. The National Organic Program regulates strict organic standards for agricultural products. However, the…
Help for Low-Income Families to Purchase Fruits and Veggies
…USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. Vilsack “Recent data shows that 2015 marked the lowest figures on record for food insecurity among…
Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
…their food with more than $1 billion in investments to over 40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects since 2009. Industry data estimates that U.S. local food sales…
International Policy Development Needs Family Farmers and Ranchers
…intergovernmental platform to coordinate on matters of food security, CFS promotes a multi-stakeholder approach to international policymaking on issues related to food, nutrition, sustainability and more. Yet, farmers and ranchers…
‘One-Two Punch’ of River Flow Plans Hits Rural California
…for additional fishery flows underline the need to expand California’s water supply to help buffer the impacts of drought. “The state board’s river flow plans threaten to sentence rural California…