…percent from 2015, and tons crushed of table type varieties totaled 97,729, up 38.3 percent from 2015. The 2016 average price of all varieties was $750.27, up 11.7 percent from…
Slump in Farmland Values Continues
…the Great Recession of 2007-09 but were relatively small compared to declines in the 1980s. The largest changes in District states occurred in Kansas and Nebraska (Table 1). The value…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
…the table.” Noting the importance of agriculture in California, Sicke said planners “need to realize that this legislation is very much affecting the agricultural community and, by the same token,…
State Ag Directors Want NAFTA Fixes
…saying,” We know NAFTA is probably going to be renegotiated, and we want to be at the table when that happens.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NMPF Urges Senate Ag Committee to Confirm Perdue as Ag Secretary
…critical role of feeding our country and the world. He is also keenly aware of the importance of agriculture in powering our nation’s economy, providing jobs from farm to table.”…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…Congress. They each bring a different perspective to the table, which will be instrumental as we dive into writing the next farm bill. I look forward to the journey ahead…
Super Bowl Avocados
If you have not invited avocados to grace your Super Bowl party table, you are missing out. Cathy Isom tells you all about the single-seeded fruit that’s expected to be…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Production Report
…table eggs, and 1.13 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.04 billion were broiler-type and 87.0 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during December 2016 averaged 372 million, up…
Agri View: Choice of Meat
…supplied by hunters. There are no estimates on deer but wildlife officials know that deer meat has replaced a lot of farm raised meat on the dinner table. And guess…
NMPF, USDEC Urge Trump Administration Not to Cede Export Opportunities
…States. This issue must be on the table in any discussion about the future of NAFTA.” McKnight noted that “the U.S. dairy sector exports 15 percent of its milk production,…
The California Kitchen: French Tapenade
…Garlic minced 2 oz Black olives diced fine ½ Bunch Cilantro Diced fine ¼ C Red wine vinegar 1 T Sugar Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s…
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…
Efforts in Senate to Curb Antiquities Act Abuses
…the Antiquities Act has moved it far beyond its original intent, with devastating effects on local economies,” says NCBA President Tracy Brunner. “It’s unacceptable for any President to have this…
Bayer Honors Robert Hutmacher as 2017 Cotton Specialist of the Year
…each season. Dr. Robert Hutmacher is a master of defining a grower challenge, rallying all parties to come to the table to address the challenge and then working with growers…