…1,050 surveys returned from across the state. Dairy survey respondents indicated that they are eager for solutions that will manage over-supply and moderate the increasingly wild swings in dairy prices….
Poultry Industry Fears RFS Increase Will Alter Grain Prices
…The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is mandating 15 billion gallons of ethanol to be added to the domestic fuel supply in 2017, which is 200 million gallons…
World Soil Day: Celebrating the Magic Beneath
…a reliable food supply. In California and the United States we have achieved this spectacularly. However, our world population continues to skyrocket towards a projected nine billion people by 2050….
No GMO Wheat Found in Commercial Supplies
…field. The wheat growing in the field was also confirmed to be glyphosate-resistant. APHIS worked to ensure that none of the genetically engineered wheat made it into commercial supply by…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…Fresno County farmland as a transitional production region from the coastal regions to the desert. Challenges aside, Strahm said he sees no reason the Imperial Valley can’t continue to supply…
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Quarantine Near Panorama City
…to nearby regions where it could affect California’s food supply and our backyard gardens and landscapes. The Medfly can infest more than 250 types of fruits and vegetables, causing severe…
Feed Inspection Advisory Board Vacancies
…help ensure that commercial feed inspections contribute to a clean and wholesome supply of milk and meat. The FIAB vacancies are for commercial feed industry representatives, and applicants must hold…
CA State Plan: Make Water Conservation A Way of Life
…the Sierra Nevada snowpack — one of California’s largest sources of water supply — is likely to drop 50 percent by the end of the century due to climate change….
Cargill, BASF Developing Omega-3 Rich Canola
…and could ease harvest pressure on wild fish populations that currently supply much of that oil. In feeding trials it conducted with salmon in Chile, Cargill was able to completely…
Central Valley Supports Food Supply Chains
…LINC partnerships will help community leaders and private philanthropic partners develop regional food supply chains that drive job growth and increase farm income while helping to meet consumer demand for…
Turkey Sector: Background & Statistics
…pounds 2014: 5.76 billion pounds 2015: 5.63 billion pounds 2016: 6.06 billion pounds (October forecast) Data are reported by NASS, and forecasts are reported in the monthly World Agricultural Supply…
Inconclusive Results Hint at More HLB
…(HLB) disease is to run an Asian citrus psyllid or tree sample through a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine. The machine cycles 40 times, and if it can’t find the…
Cost of Thanksgiving Meal
…Turkey supply has adjusted from 2015 levels, and those two factors have contributed to a lower price for this basket of goods.” Finally, he says the increase in turkey supply…
Ranchers Collaborate with UC Researchers
…a large investment. Likewise, the researchers have to trust the producers to supply the quantity and quality of animals they need to complete the work and for the staff at…