There were no real surprises in the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s 2017 Almond Acreage Report. The report showed continued almond growth with a 7% increase overall from 2016 to 2017…
Agri View: Tough Year for Cotton Farmers
Everett Griner talks about the the tough year cotton farmers had in 2017 in today’s Agri View. Everett looks at what happened with the cotton crop last year. What affected…
USDA Rural Development Innovation Center Launches Interactive Webpage
…rural prosperity through strategic partnerships and capacity-building, data analytics and evaluation, and regulatory reform. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural…
Farmers and Ranchers: Time Running Out to Complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture
…to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To date, NASS has received more than 1.5 million completed questionnaires. But the national return rate is currently lower than at this…
Updated Water Allocations Double, Still Below Half for Southern CVP Agriculture
…David Murillo said in a press release. The 2017 hydrologic year was the wettest on record for the Sacramento River watershed, resulting in all CVP reservoirs being above their historical…
Wildfire Aid Amendment Included in Farm Bill Proposal
…on April 18. Marshall says the wildfires burning across Kansas and Oklahoma bring back memories of the wildfires that burned large numbers of acres in 2017. “While the USDA response…
Cage-Free Housing of Hens Comes with Safety Concerns
…a significant shift in production in recent years. Close to 16 percent of all hens in the U.S. were involved in cage-free production in 2017. In order to meet market…
Japan-EU Trade Agreement Threatens U.S. Pork Exports to Japan
…largest importer of pork and pork products in 2017, growing imports from $4.9 billion in 2016 to $5.2 billion in 2017. USDA says the trade agreement between Japan and the…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2017 Summary
…Of this number, significant acreage was harvested in 2017 prior to being pulled out. As a result, harvested acreage removed in 2017 is included in the estimated acreage, but excluded…
Senators Call for National Security Review of Brazilian Acquisition of U.S. Beef Company
…Senators point out that the proposed acquisition follows a 2017 corruption scandal in Brazil’s food safety system that revealed unacceptable safety and quality issues with Brazilian beef intended for the…
RFA: Early Evidence of Ethanol Demand Destruction
…enforce 2016 statutory requirements, Cooper says, “effectively reduced the 2016 and 2017 RFS volumes each by one billion gallons or more.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Trade Problems with China
…back on meat imports could be a disaster for livestock farmers in America. We will know how it all plays out by the end of this summer. They is plenty…
Food Waste Resonates Beyond the Trash Bin
…mixed fruit and vegetable dishes (39 percent of total) were wasted the most—followed by dairy (17 percent) and meat and mixed-meat dishes (14 percent). Growing fruits and vegetables—signatures of diet…
Agri View: Kentucky Cattle
…was over 94 million head. Both milk and beef production looks like it will remain like 2017. Which isn’t bad, of course. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……