Category Archives: Agriculture News
Fresno State Might Benefit from Additional USDA Dairy Industry Funding
The Department of Agriculture just announced an additional investment of $80 million in the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives. In November 2021, the program awarded $18.4 million to three current ...
Mar 03, 2022
Port Infrastructure Funding
The Biden Administration announces $450 million in grant funding for port-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program. The grants can help ports expand capacity and improve th...
Feb 24, 2022
Organic Dairy Farms See Slower Productivity Growth
Organic dairy farm production growth is slower than conventional operations, according to new data from USDA's Economic Research Service. Productivity is measured as total factor productivity, the rat...
Feb 23, 2022
New Farm Market News Mobile App
The Department of Agriculture just released a new USDA Market News Mobile Application. The app provides producers and everyone else in the supply chain with instant access to current and historical ma...
Feb 03, 2022
Ag Right To Repair Act
Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to guarantee farmers the right to repair their own equipment and end current restrictions on the repair market. The Agriculture Right to Repair Act, aut...
Feb 02, 2022
Cal Allocating Some Water Deliveries
The state finally green lights at least some water for valley farmers this year.The California Department of Water Resources is allocating a 15% water delivery.Just last month, the DWR made a first ev...
Jan 21, 2022
FFA Members Tour California Agriculture
46 current and former state FFA officers visited California to learn about the wide variety of agriculture the state has to offer. Stops included the largest U.S. producer of caviar, a fourth-generati...
Jan 20, 2022
Family Farms Produce Most Poultry and Eggs, And Hay
USDA’s Economic Research Service reports most values of cotton, dairy and specialty crops are produced on large-scale family farms, according to 2020 data. USDA defines a family farm as one in w...
Jan 19, 2022
American Cheese Producers and Dairy Farmers Get Court Win
The U.S. District Court in eastern Virginia issued ruling that "gruyere" is a generic style of cheese that can come from anywhere. The decision says all cheesemakers, not just those in France and Swit...
Jan 10, 2022
Grocers Allege Pork Price Fixing in Lawsuit
Leading grocery store operators file a lawsuit against the pork industry for allegedly conspiring to control the industry and raise prices. Kroger, Albertsons, Hy-Vee and others filed the lawsuit agai...
Jan 07, 2022
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