The California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) supports a program of reasonable regulation the legislative deadline approaches. While appreciating the importance of safety and health in agricultural production, CFBF advocates for…
International Agri-Center Prepares For 51st World Ag Expo®
…the Italian Trade Agency pavilion, and a wide variety of new seminars that cover everything from Organic farming to new technology in the ag industry. Attendees will also be able…
Elderberry Project Evaluates Viability of California Production
…to address the question of profitability for growing elderberries as a commercial crop. After the two-year elderberry project is completed the information will be used to create a production guide…
Secretary Perdue to Speak at World Meat Conference This Summer
…draw from the world’s foremost experts on topics such as health and nutrition, production technologies, animal care and sustainability – issues that demand our full attention if the red meat…
Census of Agriculture – Deadline Coming Fast
…every five years–impact everything from production practices, farming technologies, and broadband expansion. The data are used by farmers, ranchers, trade associations, researchers, policymakers, and many others to help make decisions…
Red Meat Production Sets December Record
American red meat production totaled 4.40 billion pounds in December of 2017, up slightly from December of the previous year. For the calendar year 2017, commercial red meat production was…
Agri View: Chill Hours and Peach Tree Production
Everett Griner talks about chill hours and weather needs for good peach tree production in today’s Agri View. I have heard the term chill hours all of my life. It…
USDA Names 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program Winners
…to educate producers at every scale of production, in order to begin a global and comprehensive transition to climate-smart farming.” Emma Jobson, a Ph.D. student studying Plant Genetics at Montana…
California Tomato Processors Expect to Contract 12 Million Tons in 2018
…increase of 4.3 percent from what was reported under contract in the August 2017 California processing Tomato Report. Processors estimate that the contracted production for 2018 will come from 240,000…
NBB Celebrates 25 years of Biodiesel
…representative told attendees during the event, after noting that the U.S. went from zero to three billion gallons of biodiesel production in 25 years, that “we are at the tipping…
Ag Broadband Coalition Hails Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act
…essential for production agriculture. “Bringing together the Agriculture Department, the Federal Communications Commission and public and private stakeholders to address the needs of precision agriculture ensures current and future generations…
American Meat Supply Largest on Record
…in meat production. Beef production is expected to increase more than six percent, pork production is anticipated to rise more than five percent, and chicken is projected to increase by…
Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018
…to bolster biosecurity, prevention, surveillance, emergency response, and border security. Protect the integrity of the USDA organic certified seal and deliver efficient, effective oversight of organic production practices to ensure…
Study: Killing NAFTA Kills Manufacturing, Agriculture Jobs
…The report finds that most of the job losses would affect workers holding lower-skilled occupations, including production workers in manufacturing and agriculture and lower-wage workers in services industries. The report…