Researchers are unlocking more of the secrets to the decline in honey bee health. Sabrina Hill has the story. Click to open or download audio report USDA Agricultural Research Service…
Farm Production Expenditures
USDA has just put out its report on last year’s farm production expenditures. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open or download audio report…
Farmers Market Week
…market. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack issued a Proclamation for Farmers Market Week, and you can read it here (.pdf). Find a Farmers Market Near You. The USDA National Farmers…
USDA Crop Report This Month
A major USDA crop production report is in the works. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open or download audio report…
Data Collection for USDA Crop Report
Data collection is underway for the big August USDA Crop Production Report. Gary Crawford has the story. Click to open or download audio report…
USDA Price Report
While the overall prices received by producers during July rose from the previous month, some individual categories were down. Rod Bain has more. Click to open or download audio report…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Tulare County
…stems prior to moving out of the area. An exception may be made for nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures designed to keep ACP out. Residents with backyard…
USDA Crop Forecast
If weather over the last month is any indication, the next USDA crop forecast should show very good production prospects. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open or download audio…
Financial Incentives Encourage Healthy Eating
USDA released the results of the Healthy Incentives Pilot to learn if financial incentives can encourage SNAP participants to buy more fruits and vegetables. Susan Carter reports. Click to open…
Food Prices Avoid Major Increases
Overall, food prices this year are rising much less than expected and that has caused a major change in the USDA’s food price forecast. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open…
Senate Panel Confirmation Hearing for USDA Nominees
Two nominees for top positions at the Agriculture Department had their confirmation hearing Tuesday. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download audio report…
AgNeTVideo: USDA Farm Service Agency
Val Dolcini, State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency (California), discusses the USDA Farm Service Agency during the recent Fresno Grizzlies Community Fund’s Farm Forum….
USDA FSA Microloan Program
The USDA Microloan program is helping farmers around the state reach their goals. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report For more on FSA Farm Loans, click…
Cattle on Feed Report Shows Lower Numbers
If you expected USDA’s Cattle on Feed report to show lower numbers across the board, you were right. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download audio report…