…Bill as a tool to support prices and avoid sugar forfeitures when there is excess sugar in the marketplace. USDA’s Dec. 9, 2016, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report…
Sodexo Food Service Announces New Animal Welfare Standards
…after the Panera restaurant chain made a similar announcement. By 2024, Sodexo won’t be buying animals raised in gestation crates and veal crates. It also won’t buy eggs from hens…
Agri View: Population and Food Production
…is unforeseeable but it will be impacted by climate change. Climate change is affecting our water supply right now. And it isn’t likely to get any better. That’s Agri View…
Poultry and Egg Production Report
…down 4 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 270 thousand during November 2016, up 24 percent…
Almond Assessment Increase Approved
…shot in the arm with some additional funding,” said Richard Waycott, President and CEO of ABC. “We need to invest now by keeping demand ahead of supply.” There are three…
Food Prices Down as Biodiesel Production Grows
…than ever. The National Biodiesel Board says: “More biodiesel production helps the food supply, despite what opponents incorrectly claim.” Biodiesel production has grown steadily most years since Congress enacted the…
USDA: $5 Million in Funds for Smart Technology Innovations in Agriculture
…2014 Farm Bill. “Data driven analytical tools throughout the food supply chain—from production through processing, transportation, and food storage—will allow us to make smarter decisions that can promote efficient food…
Final Environmental Documents for WaterFix Released
WaterFix is Preferred Project to Address Environmental and Water Supply Concerns Following hundreds of public meetings and thousands of public comments, California released the final, refined environmental documents for WaterFix,…
State Water Project Allocation Increased to 45 Percent
…(SWP) supply from 20 to 45 percent of most requests. “This winter’s wet start gives us hope we’ll be able to keep increasing the State Water Project allocation,” said DWR…
CA Produce Shows Low or No Pesticide Residue
…and limes from Mexico; and spinach and kale from the United States. If DPR finds produce with illegal residues, it quickly works to remove it from the chain of distribution…
Panera Makes Animal Welfare Pledge for Broilers
…to the livestock, including beak trimming, de-spurring, or toe trimming. Panera is the first chain to adopt these standards and wants more to follow them. The CEO of Panera says,…
Is 2017 A Turnaround Year For Farmers
At least one company is predicting 2017 to be something of a turnaround year for farmers. An Ag Web Dot Com article says 2017 could see a “global supply pullback”…
President Signs Water Bill with Drought Provisions
…number of water projects to promote water storage and supply, flood control, desalination, and water recycling. These projects will help assure that California is more resilient in the face of…
Funding for Smart Technology Innovations in Agriculture
…2014 Farm Bill. “Data driven analytical tools throughout the food supply chain—from production through processing, transportation, and food storage—will allow us to make smarter decisions that can promote efficient food…