…Inseason Ag is a young company out of the Central Valley of California. Production Manager Roger Cox says the company has a new version of its tree netting that helps…
Agri View: Egg Prices
…Midwest, supply and production are expected to return to more normal levels this year, experts said in January. “As we enter 2016, all indicators point toward plenty of eggs and…
Farms Face Increased Financial Pressure, FB President Tells Ag Subcommittee
…in the 50-cent range. Milk that was selling for $20 or more per hundred pounds a couple years back now fetches $15 or $16. Net farm income, which includes other…
Citrus Continues to Fund HLB/ACP Research
…Africa, Florida and around the state of California together to give the latest information on research looking at the biggest issues in citrus production. Schulz CRB President Gary Schulz talked…
Agri View: School Lunch Program
…Special Milk Program (SMP) The Special Milk Program provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions who do not participate in other Federal meal service programs. The program reimburses…
Pacific Region Livestock Review
…percent from last year. California Milk Production California milk producers had a total of 1.77 million milk cows for February that produced 3.30 billion pounds of milk. Milk production is…
NMPF, IDFA Urge Congress to Challenge WHO Proposal
NMPF, IDFA Urge Congress to Challenge WHO Proposal Prohibiting Promotion of Milk & Milk Products to Young Children The National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association urged…
Grapefruit, Lemons Tangerines Change in April Crop Forecast
…from last season’s final production. In California the desert harvest is complete. Tangerines – The 2015 – 2016 California tangerine forecast (including mandarins and tangelos) is 44.0 million cartons. Production…
USDA Expands Safety-Net for Dairy Operations
…protection that covers 90 percent of milk production at a $4 margin coverage level. For additional premiums, operations can protect 25 to 90 percent of production history with margin coverage…
North American Producers Committed
North American Producers Committed To Responsible Pork Production North American pork producer leaders meeting last week in Whistler, British Columbia, confirmed their industry’s common focus on producing nutritious, sustainable and…
Dairy Organizations Seek Congressional Support for TPP
The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association asked members of Congress in a letter today to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement…
Veteran Serves Escondido Ag Community
…no prior agricultural experience, her 23 years of health and wellness education experience with the Navy inspired her to improve consumer wellness in her community through organic food production. Organic…
Support Urged for TPP
…artificially stimulate pork production through support programs in a way that will undermine the concessions they made in the TPP negotiations,” said NPPC President John Weber, a pork producer from…
High Tunnel System Initiative
…is available online. Who Can Apply Eligible applicants include individuals, legal entities, Indian Tribes, or joint operations engaged in agricultural production. In addition, organic producers who grow agricultural commodities on…