…Match shoppers spent an estimated $1,208,996 on consumer purchases at neighboring businesses. In spite of the FINI-enabled expansion, the demand for Market Match far outstrips the supply of funds, and…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…that are economically viable and are based upon scientific research, common sense and a respect for the environment, neighbors and employees. The result is a plentiful, nutritious, safe food supply….
Cage Free Egg
…US and Canada will go cage-free by 2025. In February 2016, the parent company of two other large fast food chains, Tim Hortons and Burger King, also committed to a…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
…82 percent of the world’s supply of almonds. Bayer officials commented on the program, saying, “As the population in the world rises, the global demand for food increases every day….
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…Plumas, Sierra, Lassen, Modoc, and Trinity counties, these watersheds supply 80 percent of California’s reservoir capacity. Protecting Forests to Protect Watersheds – $200,000 is awarded to the Trust for Public…
Agri View: Dairy Farming Changes
…Agricultural Library Early Developments in the American Dairy Industry Early History In the early 1600s immigrants brought cattle with them from Europe to supply their families with dairy products and…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
…for scientists to study their role in land management. They also serve as a ready supply of animals for prospective new shearers to learn the craft. “We teach students how…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service that, if implemented, will significantly reduce the water supply available to Californians. The letter states the new actions…
Signup for Cotton Producers Starts June 20
…result of low cotton prices and global oversupply, cotton producers are facing economic uncertainty that has led to many producers having lost equity and having been forced to liquidate equipment…
New ‘Homegrown’ Blog
…farmers and ranchers cultivate their land day in and day out to provide the nation with the safest, most abundant and affordable food and fiber supply in the world. Throughout…
Agri View: Better Times?
…continue to falter, with the milk turning higher first. The report is prepared every year as part of the agency’s budgeting process. Supply and demand tables were released late last…
U.S. Bison Sales Increasing
…the limited supply of market-ready animals. The association’s analysis was based on the results of the latest survey of commercial bison marketers. According to the association’s research, sales of bison…
Pacific Region, Poultry Report
…a year ago. Leading breeders placed 7.77 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during April 2016, up 11 percent from April 2015. U.S. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched…
Drought Causing More Losses to California Farmers
…researcher says although California farms “are less parched today than they were a year ago, water remains in short supply.” That leads CoBank to predict California farmers will fallow up…