…(6,680 thousand tonnes) account for a significant amount of orange production, together supplying 45% of total global volume. In turn, the largest plantations of orange trees are located in Florida…
Humane Handling of Veal Calves
…euthanized, and prohibited from entering the food supply. Previously, FSIS has allowed veal calves that are unable to rise from a recumbent position to be set aside and warmed or…
CA Welcomes Farmers Market Proclamation
…producers creates a diverse market and also provides consumers with opportunities to meet farmers and learn how their food supply is produced. This direct pathway for healthy, nutritious food is…
Agri View: Money Crops
…and tree nut markets and provide the following: Current and historical data on supply, use, value, prices, and trade for the sector and for individual commodities; Outlook reports and interactive…
CA Water Agencies File Suit Against Reclamation
…to minimize the impacts of lost surface water supply by unreasonably assuming the lost supply would be made up from increased pumping of already stressed groundwater supplies. In its Record…
Senate Passes GMO Labeling Legislation
…food supply chain until both houses of Congress band together and send a bill to President Obama’s desk. Time is of the utmost importance.” From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association:…
Military Leaders on Agriculture and National Security
…for sharing their on-the ground experiences and giving us an enhanced global perspective of the importance of maintaining and protecting a safe food supply,” said Chairman K. Michael Conaway. Written…
Water Bond Funding Could be Stretched Thin
…projects at local levels that supply perhaps necessary urban supply benefits, but they don’t provide benefits to agriculture,” Wade says. “From our perspective, we have got to build some big…
Agri View: Pesticide Use and Losing Ability to Produce
…not available, entire crops could be wiped out and the stability of our food supply would be destroyed. For example: “Without pesticides, U.S. food production would drop and food prices…
Tools to Help Dairy Farmers
…in the nation’s milk supply since last year. According to the USDA, 54% of America’s 43,000 dairy farms are enrolled in the MPP, representing 80% of the nation’s milk supply….
‘Keep Management Local’ Still Focus for SGMA
…manage groundwater beyond what you might have done, that’s sustainable at the local level. It makes sense to be involved; let your voice be heard and help manage future supply.”…
Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook
…to sluggish exports in 2015/16, should help alleviate some of the supply impacts of the expected very small production this year. The June NASS Crop Production report projected the total…
Food Security
…consumption as it responds to movements in domestic prices and income. When the projected demand exceeds projected food production, the difference is referred to as the implied additional supply required….
EPA Proposes Protection from Selenium
…population explosion of an invasive clam species, commonly known as Corbula, has resulted in a rapid rate of acceleration of selenium accumulation in the food chain of fish and bird…