…million students. In fiscal-year 2017, 12 grants totaling $2.8 million were awarded. They include: California State University-Northridge, Northridge, California, $250,000 San Diego State University, San Diego, California, $250,000 University of…
2016 Crop Experienced Lowest Raisin Prices in Over a Decade
…against a market that was only taking 300 thousand,” said Barserian. Prices have already rebounded for 2017 but other issues are concerning producers this season. Stay with AgNet West to…
Plant-Based Foods Increasing in Popularity
…population. Meat industry publication Meatingplace says the statistics simply reflect a trend of meat-eaters choosing to vary their diets more with an increasing array of non-meat options. Meatingplace also points…
USDA Invests in a More Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
…(STEM) disciplines. In the fiscal year 2017, four grants totaling more than $378,000 were made to WAMS projects. They are: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, $95,447 Montana State University, Bozeman,…
Seven Northern California Counties Affected by Wildfires to receive D-SNAP
…worked in Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Sonoma and Yuba Counties at the time the wildfires began on October 8, 2017; have been affected by the disaster, and meet certain…
Brazil’s JBS Suspending Work at Seven Facilities
Brazil’s JBS SA announced last week it would suspend its cattle purchases and slaughter activities at seven facilities for an indefinite period. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the move follows…
NRCS Streamlining EQIP Applications for Fire Recovery
…application ranking period and is accepting applications for this initial fund pool through November 6, 2017. “NRCS is committed to getting assistance out as soon as possible, and we are…
Rural Mainstreet Index Fears Farm Foreclosure Threat to Banks
…hike. Goss says rural bankers are mostly supportive of a possible rate hike, saying, “about 64 percent of bankers expect one more rate hike in 2017.” As combines are rolling…
Ethanol Summit of the Americas Talks Global Usage
More than 15 countries in the Western Hemisphere have sent officials to the Ethanol Summit of the Americas to talk over current and future ethanol opportunities in the region. The…
Walnut Raisin Prune Report, State Summary 2016 Crop Year
…has been reported for all contracts which were finalized. All 2016 crop transactions completed through the close of business on August 31, 2017, are included in this report. A “good…
NIFA Biotechnology Grants Put Science at Center of Food Safety Policy
…impacts of genetic engineering in agricultural production systems. Among projects funded in Fiscal Year 2017, Cornell University researchers will investigate whether genetically engineered probiotics – often used as alternatives to…
Report Shows Uncertainty Harming Farmers
Trade and regulatory uncertainty is hampering U.S. Farmers. The Global Harvest Initiative released its 2017 GAP reports or Global Productivity Report. The report shows that for the fourth straight year,…
‘Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner’ Once Again
…was 25 years ago because of the decline in the number of cows being sold. Beef producers are now able to provide more high-quality meat with a fewer number of…
Pork Producers Applaud Withdraw Of GIPSA Rules
…increased consumer prices for meat.” The interim final rule would have broadened the scope of the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) of 1921 related to using “unfair, unjustly discriminatory or…