…up. As Americans, we’ve taken our advantages for granted far too long. Our abundant and affordable food and fiber supply is not by accident. Instead, it’s the direct result of…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
Almond growers and beekeepers have their fingers crossed that apiarists from California and out of state can supply the state’s 900,000 bearing acres of almond orchards with enough honeybees to…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Production Report
…down 16 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 194 thousand during December 2016, down 10 percent…
2016 Biodiesel Market Skunks Previous Records
…said. According to a study conducted by LMC International, a 2.9 billion gallon biodiesel and renewable diesel market divided between domestic and foreign supply supports about 64,000 U.S. jobs and…
GIPSA, Organic Livestock Rules, Suspended for Review
…welfare rule would set strict guidelines for raising organic livestock. The GIPSA rules refer to the practices of poultry and meat processors relative to the farmers that supply them with…
Agri View: Gulf Dead Zone
…the supply available to healthy marine life. Dead zones occur in many areas of the country, particularly along the East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes, but…
Canada Exporters Fretting Over Import Tax Proposal
…supply lines south of the Canada border into the United States. Amid warnings from the Bank of Canada last week protectionist policies brought in by Trump could drive companies to…
In South State, Lingering Drought Worries Farmers
…percent of his avocado acreage,” Doty said. “It has hurt, and it’s going to keep hurting until we get back into some sort of a better supply/storage system.” Doty and…
Funding for Potato Breeding Research
…or distributors, growers, processors or other production system or end-product supply chain participants. The Potato Breeding Research program also encourages projects to develop content and programs to share through the…
Strong Ag Background with Sonny Perdue
…isn’t necessarily production; it’s processing and that real whole food chain that many people are discovering now from farm to table,” he said. “Farmers are great for the economy because…
Perdue Nominated as Ag Secretary; Ag Groups Show Support
…Perdue will step in and stand up for rural America so that we can continue to do what we do best – provide the safest and most abundant food supply…
State Water Project Allocation Increased
As winter storms continue to fill reservoirs and boost the snowpack, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today increased its estimate of this year’s State Water Project (SWP) supply from…
California Avocados See Good 2016
…of supply and marketing efforts focused to match distribution. Shade California avocados are an alternate bearing crop. Often, but not always, a larger crop one year is followed by a…
Humans Need Bees
…valuable are bees to humans? The tiny insects are largely responsible for regulating our food supply. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy apples, almonds, oranges and avocados. A…