Category Archives: Agriculture News
U.S. Trade Gap Expands
America’s trade deficit reached $68.9 billion in February, the highest disparity in almost a year. The Hill says import values exceeded exports by more than analysts were expecting. The total va...
Cumulus Media Apr 08, 2024
Skills Needed in the Agricultural Workforce
AgCareers.com surveyed employers to gain deeper insights into the skills they seek and identify as the most significant skill gaps in the workforce. Employers rank "problem solving and decision making...
Cumulus Media Mar 29, 2024
Celebrating National Farmworker Awareness Week
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is highlighting the essential role farmworkers play in our food system.CDFA is posting on its website how the department supports initiatives to help ...
Cumulus Media Mar 28, 2024
Cal Pork Prices Higher After Prop 12 Implementation
Prop 12 is already raising the price of pork in California. In effect for just over six months, pork sales have dropped across the state. That's from data compiled by the USDA's Office of the Chief Ec...
Cumulus Media Mar 26, 2024
Federal Water Allocation Water Increase
The Bureau of Reclamation is increasing water allocations for Central Valley Project water users.For irrigation water service and repayment contractors south-of-delta, including cross valley contracto...
Cumulus Media Mar 25, 2024
Bill Would Ease Farmland Ownership Transitions
A new U.S. Senate bipartisan bill would break down barriers to farming and agricultural land ownership. The goal is to help more Americans pursue farming careers. The bipartisan Farm Transition Act of...
Cumulus Media Mar 25, 2024
Food and Ag Industries Have $9.63 Trillion Impact
More than thirty agriculture groups released the eighth annual "Feeding the Economy" report. The study helps estimate the direct and indirect economic contributions of the food and agriculture industr...
Cumulus Media Mar 22, 2024
El Niño’s impact on U.S. Farmers
The 2024 growing season is expected to bring a unique combination of El Nio this spring through early summer before switching to La Nia in late summer through early fall. Farmers Business Network says...
Cumulus Media Mar 21, 2024
Valley Agriculture Water Deliveries Will Soon Start
Farmers in the Fresno Irrigation District can start taking water deliveries on April 1st.FID says it's too early to tell how long the irrigation season will last.But the district is expecting to have ...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2024
USDA Finalizes “Product of USA” Label Claim
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the finalization of a rule to align the voluntary "Product of USA" label claim with consumer understanding of what the claim means. Vilsack made the announc...
Cumulus Media Mar 12, 2024
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