…the pork sector could grow 11 percent between 2017 and 2025. That growth will be supported by increasing production efficiency and adding additional processing capacity. These are the two most…
USDA Suspends CRP Enrollment
…new offers until later in the 2018 fiscal year. All current, eligible CRP continuous enrollment offers made through September 30th, 2017, except for those made under the Pollinator Habitat Initiative,…
Report Recommends Changes for NASS Data Collection
…three years ago to audit how USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service collects data. The report highlighted that NASS could make several changes over time to improve the accuracy of its…
Agri View: 2017 Crop Harvest
Everett Griner talks about the different crops and the 2017 crop harvest in today’s Agri View. 2017 Crop Harvest…
NIFA Invests in Research to Help Boost Organic Farming, Ranching
…competitiveness and adopt organic practices. Grants for both programs are made through a competitive peer review process involving an external panel of experts. In FY 2017, 24 new grants totaling…
Quota Implementation Plan Explained at Upcoming Meetings
…program, and a postage paid envelope to return the ballot. Ballots must be filled out and postmarked no later than Monday, December 4, 2017, to be counted in the vote….
World Wildlife Fund UK: Meat Production is Killing the Planet
…“Appetite for Destruction,” which claims that the United Kingdom’s food supply alone is linked to 33 species extinctions. However, as meat industry publication Meatingplace points out, contradicting the report is…
Beef Exports Remain Strong, Pork Slightly Lower
A monthly measure of meat exports shows U.S. beef posted another outstanding performance in August, remaining well above last year’s pace, and August pork exports increased from the previous month…
Wal-Mart Customers Flocking to Whole Foods After Amazon Purchase
…Amazon purchase of the grocery chain was Wal-Mart shoppers, while 16 percent are from Kroger and 15 percent from Costco. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the increase in customers came…
Food Price Index Increases
…in September 2017, up 1.4 points from August and 7.4 points above September 2016. Firmer prices in the vegetable oil and dairy sectors were behind the small month-on-month rise. The…
California Benefits from Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recently announced the funding allotments for the 2017 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. California was provided with $19.2 million from the nearly $60.6 million…
Water Year 2017 Just Short of Record
…water year 2017 allowed many parts of California access to excess surface waters for groundwater recharge. The fall 2017 groundwater data which will become available after the end of the…
Almond Board: Almond Leadership Program
…2018 Almond Leadership Program are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2017. Program requirements can be viewed here. For questions or to submit your application, email Jenny Nicolau….
San Francisco Enacting Law to Require Stores to Report Antibiotics Use in Livestock
A new ordinance in San Francisco requires grocery stores to report antibiotic use in the raising of livestock at the city’s approximately 120 stores that sell meat to the public….