…Harvest Fresh Market Raspberries in the Central Coast Region – 2017,” examines the samples costs to establish, produce and harvest fresh market raspberries in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito…
Report Shows Improvements in Animal Welfare, Quality and Sustainability
…Stewardship Review, funded by the Beef Checkoff and completed in late 2017, compiles data collected from cattlemen and women across the country. The first survey, completed in 2010, set a…
Food Price Index up 2.7 Percent
…of the United Nations averaged 173.5 points, up 2.7 percent from April 2017. While the prices of most cereal grains and dairy products continued to increase in April, sugar prices…
Farm Credit Loan Volume up One Percent
…income was $2 billion for the first quarter of 2018, as compared with $1.9 billion for the first quarter of 2017. The increase in net interest income primarily resulted from…
USDA-White House Liaison Clovis Leaving Washington
…Clovis was one of the first people through the door at USDA in January 2017, and we are grateful for his time here. He is a good man and a…
Analyst: Labor Shortages and Volatile Feed Prices Ahead for Meat Industry
…Meat Institute this week there are implications for the meat industry, including a pending labor shortage and possible volatile commodity prices ahead, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. Close warns…
Pressure Mounting for Accurate Labeling of Imitation Dairy Products
…the Dairy Pride Act in 2017 which would prohibit dairy terms from being used for plant-based products, establishing a timeline for FDA to take enforcement action. “You mentioned this is…
Congress to Study Ways to Reduce Food Waste
…research indicating that Americans waste nearly one pound of food per day, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. The Caucus plans to offer education opportunities to congress members and their…
First Insurance Service for Indoor Farmers Launched
…conducted last year, there were 15 commercial-scale vertical farms and rooftop greenhouses in the U.S. in spring 2015. By spring 2017, there were 56. From the National Association of Farm…
Raising Chicks to Backyard Chickens
You are thinking about raising your own chickens for eggs and meat. Cathy Isom has some tips for raising chicks to backyard chickens. That’s coming up on This Land of…
USDA Celebrates World Trade Month
…China, and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Agricultural trade is critical for the U.S. farm sector and the American economy. In 2017, U.S. exports of food…
Agri View: Roadside Markets and Eating Healthier
…demand for fruits and vegetables. Looking at growth from 2,700 such markets in 1998 to over 8,000 in 2017. Here is the important factor. Consumers are seeing a much greater…
Biodiesel Ranks First Among Fleets for Alt Fuel Use
…operate alternative-fueled trucks in their fleets, up four percent from 2017, and interest is at the highest recorded level since 2014. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EPA Waivers Lower Ethanol Production Six Percent
…effectively lowered the 2017 required volume of renewable fuels by 1.1 billion gallons, or six percent.” The RFA analysis also says that the data shows small refiner exemptions also effectively…