The 2017 California prune harvest is projected to reach 105,000 tons (95,254 metric tonnes), according to forecasts by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Agricultural Statistics…
Margin Protection Crop Insurance Decision Due
Farmers have until the end of this month to decide if they’d like to take USDA’s new Margin Protection Crop Insurance plan. Known as M-P, the program most closely aligns…
Livestock Guard Dog
…The loss of livestock to predators is, unfortunately, a major problem. The USDA recently reported about 170,000 sheep are lost to predators each year in the U.S. Nearly 2 percent…
Is NAFTA Renegotiation Slowing Other Trade Deals?
…cut tariffs with other countries like Japan and Vietnam. Former USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber says U.S. negotiators are very skilled at what they do but NAFTA is a massive…
AFBF Submits Regulatory Reform Priorities
AFBF used comments from Farm Bureau members to submit suggestions for regulatory reform to USDA as part of the agency’s efforts to implement the president’s regulatory reform agenda. Paul Schlegel,…
Entomologist Frank Zalom Delivers 2017 ARS B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture at ASHS Conference
…Morrison advanced the science of botany in the United States and fostered a broad international exchange of ornamental plants. For more information about the B.Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture, see https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/lectures/morrison/…
USDA Trade Mission to Expand Export Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in Brazil
During a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade mission to São Paulo and Recife, Brazil, Sept. 25-29, leaders from 24 U.S. agribusinesses and trade organizations will explore opportunities to expand…
2016 Sales of U.S. Certified Organic Agricultural Production Up
…set out by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Organic Program and be certified compliant by an approved agent of the program. Survey results are available at www.nass.usda.gov/organics or the Quick…
California Avocados Delicate Relationship With NAFTA
…price, the limited supply, or there’s uncertainty in being able to buy them, so they don’t try.” CAC shares the attitude toward NAFTA held by the USDA’s Agricultural Technical Advisory…
Ag Exports, Trade Surplus, See Increases
Data from the Department of Agriculture shows exports of farm goods will push higher in 2017. A forecast compiled by USDA predicts the value of agricultural exports in the fiscal…
Perdue Comments on Censky and McKinney Senate Committee Hearing
…Agricultural Affairs. The two await approval of the entire U.S. Senate before beginning work at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Secretary Perdue issued the following statement: “Today (Tuesday, 9/19/17)…
China Poultry Safety Standard Similar to U.S.
…The Food Safety and Inspection Service performed the audit last year. USDA released the report one month after the comment period closed on a proposed rule that will allow China…
Ag Organizations Support Northey, Ibach Nominations
…Secretary of Agriculture, to serve as the USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation. Trump also nominated Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Ibach to serve as the USDA Undersecretary of…
USDA/NIFA Needs Stakeholder Input on Food, Agriculture Priorities
…be provided electronically through https://nifa.usda.gov/nifalistens or NIFAlistens@nifa.usda.gov (link sends e-mail) until Friday, Dec. 1. All submissions, regardless of the mode, are processed in the same manner. “The goal is to…