…navigate the dynamic consumer, supply-chain and manufacturing issues related to producing non-GMO products. Scaling production and transitioning entire supply chains are some of the most complex issues facing the food…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…reduction in supply might bring prices up.” Winegrape harvesting is under way in the county, and the heat wave could actually be beneficial, he said. “The wineries want certain levels…
Food Policy Action Endorses Clinton
…its failures up and down the food chain. Our out of balance food system is truly failing the American public, and we need a strong leader in the White House…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…higher numbers of cattle in the supply chain as well as consumer demand for more beef. The poultry-based divisions, along with turkey and egg businesses, were more profitable than they…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…fuels and replant trees. Otherwise, the conversion to chaparral could further increase risk of wildfires and affect the state’s water supply. A U.S. Forest Service survey, released in June, revealed…
Food and Agriculture Co-op Income Again Sets Record
…farm supply co-op, based in Saint Paul, Minn., was third, with $13.1 billion in sales. The biggest ‘gainer’ on the list from 2014 was Producers Livestock Marketing Association, based in…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Report
…2 percent from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 7.69 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during August 2016, down 3 percent from August 2015. U.S….
Fruit Growers Fight for Market Share in China
…bananas, grapes, oranges and apples to China, it faces increasing competition from both Chinese growers and neighbors of Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. Combined, those three countries supply more than…
CA to receive $11.7M Funding for FSMA Produce Safety Rrule
…as the continued commitment to a safe food supply. Both points are important to a state withr an agriculture industry providing more than one-third of the country’s vegetables and two-thirds…
Funding for Farmers Markets / Food Promotion Programs
…process, distribute, aggregate, or store locally or regionally produced food products. LFPP funding goes to projects that develop, improve, and expand local and regional food business intermediary supply chain activities,…
Iran Now Self-Sufficient in Wheat
Government leaders in Iran say the nation is now self-sufficient in regards to its domestic wheat supply and aims to export wheat in the coming months. Iran has been a…
China Moves to Reopen Market to U.S. Beef
…concluded review of the U.S. supply system. This announcement is a critical first step to restore market access for U.S. beef and beef products. We look forward to prompt engagement…
CDFA Collaborates on Draft ‘Vibrant Communities and Landscapes’
…improved access to and supply of affordable housing, transportation alternatives, open space and outdoor recreational opportunities, affordable healthy foods, living-wage jobs, social support, and economic and educational opportunities; • The…
Demand for Hay Depends on Level of its Quality
…he added. “What we’ve observed over the years is that high-quality hays very rarely are in oversupply,” Putnam said. “Years like this when the supply of medium- and low- quality…