…expected to occur as a result of excess wine inventory following the large winegrape crop in 2018 and slowing consumer demand for wine. Growers’ losses from March 2020 to February…
June 22 Deadline to Encourage More Cotton Eligibility for CFAP
…created a drop in demand for ELS cotton which has resulted in larger carryover stocks, as well as higher storage and interest costs. Export sales and shipments have experienced a…
Popular Cooking Oil That Boasts Healthful Benefits
On today’s This Land of Ours program, Cathy Isom lets you know what a recent study is revealing about a popular cooking oil that boasts healthful benefits. Consumer demand is…
Klamath Basin Water Users Getting Moderate Relief
…other farming vehicles to demand more water. Farmers, community members, industry groups, and elected officials all came together to protest the minimal amount of water that was going to be…
Secretary Perdue Highlights Coronavirus Assistance Success
…and other foodservice outlets created a dramatic drop in demand for some farm products. The $3 billion program allows USDA to purchase food from farmers to be distributed through food…
First CFAP Payments Issued by USDA
…related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Producers of agricultural products who have encountered additional market costs stemming from a decline in demand, surplus production, disruptions in shipping, or the orderly marketing…
Almond Update: New Acreage, Better Yields Fuels Big Jump in Almond Forecast
…that growth. Any increase in supply makes the market look at demand. In this interview, Waycott also gives AgNet West a look at the current almond position report, which has…
Resilience 2020 Campaign Highlights Resolve of California Ranchers
…addressing the challenges of COVID-19. The combined effort highlights the resolve of the industry in assuring beef demand is met despite some of the issues that have arisen in getting…
Understanding the Interruptions in the Food Supply Chain
…industry. For commodities that heavily rely on restaurants and institutional outlets such as schools for the majority of sales, it has resulted in substantial losses. The shift in demand has…
Lemon Market Sours, Diversification Saving Ventura Grower
…that the change in market demand has been particularly hard on their lemon crop. While various different relief packages have been made available to provide a measure of relief for…
Food Availability is ‘Not the Thing to Worry About’ During Pandemic
…We’ve been talking about U.S demand but it’s true in Asia and it’s true in Europe,” Sumner explained. “California agriculture supply’s the world and so what happens to that world…
Newsom Expanding Farm to Family Program
…and Agriculture (CDFA) and the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB). The goal is to help connect California’s farmers and ranchers to food banks to help fill the overwhelming demand…
Market Disruptions: ‘We’re Not Out of It by Any Stretch’
…it be through having to plow produce back into the ground or dumping milk that cannot be processed fast enough. The unprecedented shift in market demand has created a multitude…
Almond Acres in California Saw Another Increase in 2019
…continuing to make improvements to production practices as almond acreage continues to increase to help meet global demand. The industry also remains focused on working towards the Almond Orchard 2025…