…is an important tool in helping CAC understand the industry’s overall productivity and grower intentions in light of industry variables such as water pricing, availability and global market competition. Surveys…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…These producers in turn supply the growing number of food hubs, farmers markets or stores and restaurants interested in sourcing local food.” Earlier this year, FSA significantly expanded the list…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…estimated at 1,110,000, up from 1,050,000 acres the previous year. This growth follows a twenty year trend in which California almond acreage has doubled, matching increasing global demand for heart-healthy,…
Factors Impacting Cost of Production
…the farm economy and pose challenges for producers and processors with little evidence of added benefit to food safety or production,” said Subcommittee Chairman Rodney Davis. “Under these current conditions…
Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…market, food stands, food hubs Farms, ranches, greenhouses, managed forests, aquaponics, cut flowers, herbs, honey, landscape plants Farm-to-table businesses Support services, including scouting, equipment repair, fertilizer sales Value-added processing, including…
Agri View: El Niño Fading
…tropical Pacific, and we expect El Niño’s impacts to continue around the world through the next few months. So far this winter, global rain and snow patterns have mostly been…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Exhibitors
…products and the trends at the forefront of the global almond community. The Almond Conference provides an unparalleled platform for your company to showcase its products, services and offerings to…
CA Almond Acreage Increases Again
The 2015 California Almond Acreage Report showed a six percent increase over 2014 and forecasts a large number of bearing acres for 2016. From the California Department of Food and…
Biofuels and Bioproducts
Integrating the Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts by Jonathan Male, Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office Non-food biomass such as the crop residue (the leftover material from crops like stalks, leaves, and…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
USDA Offers New Resource to Help Food Hubs Improve Financial Performance Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Sam Rikkers announced a new resource to help food hubs improve their financial performance. Food…
Meals for Kids
…Food and Nutrition Service Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks Centers and day care homes offering meals through the Child and Adult…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…and the products from them. These ostrich products include the likes of boots, handbags, jewelry, feather dusters, as well as red meat, and these products are beginning to gain global…
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
…USDA has invested more than $1 billion in over 40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects. USDA is committed to helping farmers, ranchers, and businesses access the growing…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…are taking the form of GI restrictions that risk preventing food companies in many countries from using generic names that have been in commerce for generations. Decades after parmesan, feta…