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Berry Industry Faces New FDA Scrutiny Over Food Safety Risks
Regulators Push for Tougher Standards to Prevent Virus Contamination Berries have long been a symbol of health and nutrition, but recent...
by Kylie Dow
Mar 32 min read
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Elevate this Bloom Season with The Ag Center’s PhosFusion Foliar Boost
Bloom season is one of the most critical times of the year for growers. The health and vitality of your crops during this period can make...
by Kylie Dow
Feb 42 min read
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USDA Increases Funding for New Specialty Crop Program (MASC) by $650 Million
FSA is providing an additional $650M in funding for the new Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program and extending the dea...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 82 min read
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New USDA Program Provides Financial Assistance for Marketing Specialty Crops (MASC)
The program can provide up to $125,000 in assistance to qualified specialty crop producers. Depending on program demand, benefits may...
by Sara VanderPoel
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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Plenty Opens World's First Indoor Strawberry Farm in Virginia To Produce 4M Pounds of Berries/Year
The Plenty Richmond Farm is designed to produce more than 4 million pounds of strawberries annually in less than 40,000 square feet by...
by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 21, 20242 min read
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USDA to Purchase $25 Million in Citrus from Domestic Producers for Nutrition Assistance Programs
“These purchases will benefit citrus producers by removing surplus commodities from the market and at the same time help provide nutrit...
by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 21, 20241 min read
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Food Trends To Look Out For Coming Out of The 2024 Foodservice Conference
The IFPA Foodservice Conference had record attendance this year with more than 2,200 attendees including 1,000 foodservice buyers...
by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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Commodity Prices Report 7/15 - 7/19
Your California Commodity and Market Price Update for the Week!
by AGC News
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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USDA Awards $300M to Diversify Ag Export Markets Under Regional Agricultural Promotion Program
The U.S. Dairy Export Council plans to expand its presence in Africa by utilizing RAPP funding to better understand and develop dairy...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 3, 20242 min read
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2023 California Grape Acreage Report
California’s wine grape acreage is estimated at 610,000 acres. Of the total acres, 570,000 were bearing and 40,000 were non-bearing. While..
by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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Commodity Prices Report 4/15 - 4/19
Your California Commodity and Market Price Update for the Week!
Allison Hall
Apr 17, 20241 min read
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2022 Ag Census Statistics by California County
The 2022 Ag Census, created by the USDA, collected 6M data points on producers, production, economics, and almost every aspect of agri....
by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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USDA Organic Changes are Coming - Here's What it Means for Farmers and Consumers
These amendments are designed to increase transparency in organic certification by targeting fraud and increasing consumer confidence...
by Sara VanderPoel
Feb 16, 20243 min read
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California Tomato Processors Expect to Contract 11.6 Million Tons in 2024
As of January, California’s tomato processors reported they have, or will have, contracts for 11.6 million tons in 2024, which is a decre...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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California Fresh Fruit Association Names Daniel Hartwig as New President
Last week, Wayde Kirschenman, the Chairman of the California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) Board of Directors announced that Daniel...
by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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Commodity Prices Report 10/30 - 11/03
Your California Commodity and Market Price Update for the Week!
by AGC News
Oct 31, 20231 min read
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California Crop Progress and Conditions Week Ending 10/22/23
Information Sourced from the USDA // Photo Sourced on Unsplash WEATHER Average low temperatures for California ranged from 30 to 64 in...
by AGC News
Oct 26, 20232 min read
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Commodity Prices Report 10/16 - 10/22
Prices on California Commodities that you can't get anywhere else!
by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 18, 20231 min read
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California Crop Progress and Conditions Week Ending 10/20/23
Information Sourced from the USDA // Photo Sourced on Unsplash WEATHER Average low temperatures for California ranged from 27 to 54 in...
by AGC News
Oct 17, 20232 min read
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California Crop Progress and Conditions Week Ending 10/13/23
Information Sourced from the USDA // Photo Sourced on Unsplash WEATHER Average low temperatures for California ranged from 34 to 63 in...
by AGC News
Oct 12, 20232 min read
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