The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch (MPES) announces one vacancy on the Rendering Industry Advisory Board (RIAB). RIAB makes recommendations to CDFA’s…
Conserve Energy and Save Costs
…received REAP grants to implement energy-saving measures recommended by the audits. In addition to the energy audit and renewable energy development assistance funding, REAP has helped finance 10,446 renewable energy…
State Says Continue Water Savings
…regulations through the end of January 2017, in recognition of the differing water supply conditions across the state, and develop proposed emergency water restrictions for 2017 if the drought persists….
NPPC Capital Update
NPPC Now Party to ‘Pork. The Other White Meat’ Lawsuit The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit granted NPPC’s motion to intervene in the lawsuit brought by…
Conservation Reserve Program Results
…the 2014 Farm Bill, capping the total number of acres that may be enrolled at 24 million for fiscal years 2017 and 2018. At the same time, USDA has experienced…
Agri View: El Niño Diminishing?
…3-month-mean average sea surface temperature anomalies in the Niño3.4 region (Oceanic Niño Index). The first 3-month-mean period shown is March—May 2016, “MAM”; the last is December 2016—February 2017. Model data…
Livestock Review
…62,000 head during March, 10 percent below from previous year. United States Commercial Slaughter Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.26 billion pounds in March, 2016, 5…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…areas; consumer behavior; how markets are structured and perform; and agriculture’s impact on the environment. President Obama’s 2017 budget request proposed to fully fund the AFRI program, doubling the amount…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…co-funded by eligible national and state commodity boards, as authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. See the request for applications for more information. President Obama’s 2017 budget request proposes to…
Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…The President’s 2017 budget requests to fully fund AFRI for $700 million; this amount is the full funding level authorized by Congress when it established AFRI in the 2008 Farm…
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…in 2015 was $6.29/lb. • Value of total U.S. beef exports (including variety meat) equaled $6.302 billion down from $7.135 (billion) • Top export markets for 2015 (in order): Japan,…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…chickpeas, dry peas, sugar, peanuts, barley, rye, hay, honey, hops, maple sap, unprocessed meat and poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, butter, yogurt and renewable biomass. FSFL microloans can also be used…
Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…application will be posted by May 1, 2016. Applications must be submitted online but you can review the 2017 Challenge application. The Farm Bureau® Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge is the first…
Agri View: El Niño Fading
…long-term mean. Climate.gov figure from CPC data. Click for Large image. In South America, southern Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil have received much more rain than their long-term December–February average,…