…and budgetary conditions change.” Under the plan, minimum wage will rise to $10.50 per hour on January 1, 2017 for businesses with 25 or more employees, and then rises each…
Napa’s New Winery Compliance Rules Preceding Strict Enforcement
…to its current practice of randomly auditing 20 wineries per year. Each year the County audits wineries and reports the results of those audits to the Board of Supervisors at…
Biofuel Trade Groups, Companies Commend Senators’ Action
Biofuel Trade Groups, Companies Commend Senators’ Action in Calling for Increased RFS RVO Levels in 2017 Grassley On Wednesday, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) along with 17 other…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…2002, giving the United States just a 10 percent market share as Cuba’s fourth largest agricultural supplier, behind the EU, Brazil, and Argentina. This historic visit to Cuba is the…
Confusing Chicken Labels
…day in the life is like for a broiler chicken (a chicken raised for meat). Learn why we raise chickens the way we do, the thought and research that goes…
Water Allocations Increased Again
…conditions, one such season does not compensate for four prior years of drought. Accurately predicting whether water year 2017 will be wet, dry, or average is beyond the skill of…
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
…sunset from 2017 to 2022. San Diego County farmer Sleiman said farmers and ranchers going to the Capitol in large numbers is an effective way to build momentum for future…
National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
…Spaghetti and Meatballs By Stephanie Butler The wearing of the green is nearly upon us, and so the season of green beer, bagels and milkshakes has begun. While there’s nothing…
Today is National Ag Day
…in Japan, and green peas in Brazil. In Russia, they serve pizza covered with mockba, which is a combination of sardines, tuna, mackerel, salmon and onions. In France, a popular…
$260 Million Available for Regional Conservation Program
…2017 RCPP funding. Pre-proposals are due May 10. For more information on applying, visit the RCPP website. Since 2009, USDA has invested more than $29 billion to help producers make…
$14.5 Million in Available Funding for Plant-Biotic Research
…as well as agriculturally relevant plants. In fiscal year 2016, NIFA has made $6 million available for PBI and NSF has made $8.5 million available for fiscal year 2017. The…
Agri View: El Niño Weather
This animation shows the evolution of water temperatures compared to average in the equatorial Pacific Ocean from mid-November 2015 through early February 2016. Darker orange and red shadings represent where…
Livestock Review
…hogs averaged 248 pounds. In Hawaii, 700,000 pounds of red meat were produced in January 2016, and 100,000 pounds of red meat were produced in Nevada. United States Commercial Slaughter…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…such as dairy products,meats, poultry, live animals, oilseed meals, vegetable oils, fruits, vegetables, and beverages-showed steady growth, while exports of bulk commodities tended to fluctuate more widely, particularly in response…