…the BARD agreement and NIFA’s Center for International Programs, visit www.nifa.usda.gov. NIFA invests in and advances innovative and transformative initiatives to solve societal challenges and ensure the long-term viability of…
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
…the next federal fiscal year resumes on Oct. 1. “Some of our farming and ranching customers are experiencing challenges due to market conditions and have been on a wait list…
USDEC, NMPF Laud Senators for Urging Investigation
…of our most reliable trading partners, given the strength of the U.S.-Canada relationship, cannot continue to erode the investments that U.S. dairy companies have made in shipping to this market.”…
Support for the Salton Sea
…Annual Lake Tahoe Summit on climate and conservation challenges, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael Connor and State of California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…but a complex set of challenges which must be identified and addressed to secure smelt survival,” said Lewis Bair, general manager, Reclamation District 108. He added, “This is why we…
USDA Quarterly Export Forecast Shows Higher Numbers
…the resiliency and reliability of U.S. farmers and ranchers in the face of continued challenges. The projected $133 billion in total exports for FY 2017 is up $6 billion from…
Co-ops and Ag Retailers Face Economic Challenges
Farm supply co-ops and other ag retailers are seeing their accounts receivable balances on the rise and are facing challenges as a result. A new report out from Cobank says…
Processing Tomato Production-2016
…others continue to deal with limited water supplies. The projected harvested acreage of tomatoes is 258,000 acres, a 13 percent decrease from 2015. The shipping reports published by the Processing…
Pallet Project
…your homework. Make sure the pallets you acquire, or are about to, are perfectly safe. Because they’re often sent overseas on shipping containers, many pallets are treated with chemicals to…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…serious threat the psyllid poses. Calling HLB “a ‘death sentence’ for California citrus,” the grower organization California Citrus Mutual is asking everyone involved in growing, packing and shipping California citrus…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…percent over the past two years. “We understand that the nation’s dairy producers are experiencing challenges due to market conditions and that food banks continue to see strong demand for…
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
…and Jen Costanza from Michigan. Each of the farmers described the challenges they face with securing adequate workers to tend and harvest this year’s crops. Duvall said the Labor Department…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…investments in your community. NIFA invests in and advances innovative and transformative initiatives to solve societal challenges and ensure the long-term viability of agriculture. NIFA’s integrated research, education, and extension…
Climate Smart Agriculture
Online Webinar: Netherlands & California Discuss the Challenges & Opportunities of Saline Agriculture—a Focus on Specialty Crops Last month CDFA hosted a climate smart agriculture webinar in partnership with the…