…annual gross cash farm income—accounted for about 90 percent of U.S. farms, half of all farmland, and a quarter of the value of production. Midsize and large-scale family farms, which…
Agri View: Corn Affecting Meat Prices
…pork, poultry and milk. This year, federal cattle prices have already dropped $20 per hundred weight. That trend is forecast to continue for the next two to three years. Big…
Meeting Growing Demand for Organic Products
…a given region or specific crop or animal production systems. Applications are due March 9, 2017. For eligibility, program details and to apply for a grant, see NIFA’s Organic Transitions…
Almond Board: Waycott on State of the Industry
…Board of California. While compliance is still a crucial part of its activities, the board now engages in production, nutrition and market research, advertising and promotion in domestic and international…
Conservation Opportunities to Improve Water Quality
…restoration that are nature’s water filters and 100,000 acres for pollinator habitat that support 30 percent of agricultural production. The continued strong demand for CRP combined with the limited acreage…
USDA: No Cotton Storage Deficit
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced that there is not a cotton storage deficit. The determination was made based on Oct. 1, 2016, production estimates…
Easy-to-Harvest Raisin Grape Reduces Production Cost
…save millions of dollars in production costs. It grows well in the San Joaquin Valley, where roughly 200,000 acres of raisin grapes are produced each year. Sunpreme was bred and…
Freeze Threat To California’s Central Valley
Ag producers in the Golden State’s major production area are preparing for a potential freeze event – part of a nationwide cold snap. Rod Bain has the story. californias-central-valley…
Agri View: Cotton Exports Increasing
…a strong import surge. First, they’ve cut back their own production from 15 million acres in 2008 to 7 million acres this year. That translates into 15 million bales this…
National Pork Board Statement on Discovery of Antibiotic-Resistant Gene
…a market hog, and there was no threat to food safety. As experts in swine production, the Pork Checkoff is eager to analyze the initial findings, alongside its authors, and…
Funding for Robotic Research
…NIFA encourages robotic research, applications, and education to enhance agricultural production, processing, and distribution systems that benefit consumers and rural communities. Research proposals should address USDA goals, such as protecting…
CFBF President Urges Farmers to Work Toward Change
…and ranchers need to maintain and enhance production of food and farm products. In order to be successful, Wenger said, farmers and ranchers must work together—across commodities and across regions….
CDFA: December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…be picked-up at a production facility or a farm and delivered to food banks across the state in just a short amount of time. To schedule donations, make a donation…
Dairy Groups Detail Importance of Dairy Trade
…approximately 3,200 jobs per $1 billion of exports. Exports consume approximately 14% of the milk produced on American farms, the equivalent of one day’s production each week. “During the last…