…Author Taylor Hillman From the Natural Resources Conservation Service: DAVIS, Calif., Nov. 14, 2017—Andrew “Drew” Loganbill has been selected to receive the 2017 Conservation Planning Excellence of the Year Award…
Agri View: Eating Healthier
…more prepared foods. In other words, they cook less. Definitely less meat. One of the major reasons for the difference is, generally speaking, they make more money. And when they…
2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow Named
…consumers here in the United States.” An industry panel of judges selected the 2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow, who all have had a Common Industry Audit completed on their farms….
Almond Update: Fighting Domestic Skepticism
The Almond Board of California said they continued to see apprehension with North American consumers in 2017. ABC’s Director of North America, Molly Spence, said that sentiment lessens the value…
USDA Projecting Strong Red Meat, Poultry Exports
In spite of a strong U.S. dollar, the USDA is projecting red meat and poultry exports= to rise steadily over the next decade. The trade website, Meating Place Dot Com,…
California Vegetables More Than Half of U.S. Total
Get your foodie passport ready to tour scrumptious California veggie country! With over 970 thousand acres of harvested vegetables, melons, and strawberries, the just released USDA NASS Vegetables 2017 Summary…
Still Time to be Counted in the 2017 Census of Agriculture
NASS to follow-up with producers who have not yet responded Farmers and ranchers still have time to be counted in the 2017 Census of Agriculture, according to the U.S. Department…
Confirmation of Northey for USDA Applauded
…as the Under Secretary for the Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service (FFAS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In September of 2017, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD),…
USDA Talks to Grocers About the “Harvest Box”
…including cereal, pasta, canned fruit, and meat. While the administration says the proposal would save $129 billion over ten years, it’s come under fire. The program would present logistical challenges…
Farm Groups Ask President Trump to Support Renewable Fuels Standard
…decline $4.3 billion, a 6.7 percent reduction from 2017 levels. This represents the lowest net farm income, in nominal dollars, since 2006 and is a 50-percent decline in net farm…
McKinney Leads Trade Mission to Central America
…the agreement in the Northern Triangle in 2006, ag exports have doubled, totaling $2.2 billion in 2017. While the mission is based in Guatemala, mission participants will also have the…
USDA Releases 2018 Planting Estimates
…one million acres over the 2017 estimate of 12.6 million acres. This year’s cotton acreage estimate is officially 13.3 million acres. Some analysts believe that soybeans could actually move past…
Section 199A Fix Is Coming
…coming out of Congress will essentially reinstate the law that was in effect prior to the 2017 tax bill and reestablish the Domestic Activities Deduction to the way it was…
Mexico Buying More Brazilian Corn as NAFTA Negotiations Continue
…climbing, totaling over one-half million metric tons in 2017. That’s more than 900 percent jump over the previous year. The purchases all came in the last four months of 2017….