…USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, the United States ranked as Japan’s fifth-largest fruit supplier in 2022, holding a 5% share of the market. That momentum carried into 2023, when the U.S….
2025 California Almond Crop Forecast Hits 3 Billion Pounds
USDA Forecast Projects Stronger Almond Harvest The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released its 2025 California Almond Objective Measurement Report, estimating this year’s almond crop…
Ground Beef Prices Hit Historic Highs Amid Supply Chain Strains
…herd recovery across major cattle-producing regions. Fewer Farms, Higher Costs Compounding the issue is a decline in the number of U.S. farms and ranches. According to the USDA’s latest Census…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 07-23-25
…the hottest topics shaking up California agriculture, starting with major developments in the almond industry. Market shock hit growers as a recent USDA estimate pegged this year’s crop at 3…
Five-Point Food Safety Plan for Meat and Poultry Unveiled
In a major policy announcement, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins unveiled a new five-point food safety plan designed to enhance the safety of meat and poultry products in the…
EPA Region 9 Administrator Meets with Ag Leaders on Air Quality
…Association (Western Treenut Association). Administrator Cook was joined by several federal and state leaders including: Connie Conway, State Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist…
USDA Lab Opens with Food Safety Focus
USDA Launches Bold Food Safety Initiative At the grand opening of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) newly modernized Midwestern Food Safety Laboratory, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a…
Citrus Production Forecast: Grapefruit Down; Lemons, Tangerines Up
Final USDA Citrus Production Forecast Shows Mixed Results for 2025 Season The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released its final citrus production forecast for the…
California Table Grape Season Off to a Strong Start
…negotiations would not impede market access. Keeping Agriculture’s Voice Heard in Washington LeMay detailed how the commission actively engages with USDA, USTR, and the White House to ensure table grape…
Beef Industry Backs USDA Farm Security Plan
Strengthening Beef Security: USDA Unveils National Protection Strategy U.S. cattle producers are welcoming a major announcement from Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, who recently unveiled a new national plan aimed…
USDA Opens Sign-Up for Supplemental Disaster Relief Program
USDA Launches New Aid Program for Disaster-Stricken Farmers and Ranchers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially opened the sign-up period for its new Supplemental Disaster Relief Program, aimed…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 07-16-25
…outpace those abroad. Ice cream even makes its way into the conversation, as the USDA and International Dairy Foods Association commit to phasing out petroleum-based food dyes by 2028. Nick…
R-CALF Urges Action on Screwworm Near Border
…to USDA Opposing Reopening “We learned that the Secretary was about to reopen the border,” Bullard said. “We sent a joint letter that included 18 state affiliates of R-CALF urging…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 07-15-25
…turned to wildfire preparedness and the new federal stance on forest management. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testified that the USDA is elevating the national fire preparedness level and removing regulatory…