USDA Invests $32 Million in 3 California Domestic Fertilizer Companies
Corigin Solutions Inc. in Merced received a $2.8 million grant and will use it to expand its carbon removal facility....
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 152 min read
Blue Diamond Growers Launches Year Two of USDA Climate Smart Grant
The grant provides farmers funding to implement climate-smart practices on-farm including planting cover crops, conservation cover and...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 131 min read
2024 Almond Subjective Forecast
Last week, the USDA NASS Pacific Regional Office released an initial subjective forecast for 2024 California almond production....
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 291 min read
The 2023 California Almond Nursery Sales Report
Since June 1, 2022, there were at least 4.02 million almond trees sold by California nurseries. Trees per acre of new plantings from 2019...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 291 min read
USDA and USAID to Spend $1B from Commodity Credit Cooperation for International Food Aid
“An initial tranche of approximately $950 million will support the purchase, shipment and distribution of U.S. wheat, rice, sorghum, len...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 241 min read
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..
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 223 min read
National Hemp Report
According to the National Hemp Report released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, prices and acreage in the hemp industry...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 82 min read
U.S. Farmers to Plant 90M Acres of Corn - Down 5%, and 86.5M Acres of Soybeans
Acreage decreases of 300,000 acres or more from last year are expected in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dak...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 82 min read
U.S. Agricultural Import Values Outpaced Export Values in Fiscal Year 2023 by $16.7B
According to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), the deficit in FY 2023 amounted to $16.7 billion, primarily driven by increased...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 31 min read
USDA Starts Renewable Energy and Fertilizer Production Projects in 44 States with $124M
Most of the projects are being funded through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Through the REAP program, USDA provides grants...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 12 min read
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....
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by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 181 min read
USDA Funds Project for More Cost Effective Production of Crickets as a Sustainable Protein Source
The $130,000 grant was awarded to Mighty Cricket, LLC a company that currently sells cricket flour, cricket protein powder, and cricket...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 132 min read
USDA Tightens Requirements for Use of ‘Product of USA’ Meat Label
“This final rule will ensure that when consumers see ‘Product of USA’ they can trust the authenticity of that label and know that every...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Feb 211 min read
6 California Companies Awarded From the USDA's Section 32 Purchase of Almonds
Below is the purchase summary from each offer received for the Section 32 Purchase of Almonds...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Feb 191 min read
U.S. Net Cash Farm Incomes Are Expected to Drop by $42.2B in 2024 After Inflation Adjustments
These decreases are from record levels in 2022, and if forecasts are realized, NCFI and NFI would fall below their respective 2003–22 ave...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Feb 191 min read
The 2022 Ag Census Highlights
In 2022, U.S. farms and ranches produced $543.1 billion in agricultural products, up from $388.5 billion in 2017....
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by Sara VanderPoel
Feb 71 min read
U.S. Cattle Inventory is at its Lowest Level Since 1951 at 87.2M - 2% Decline from Last Year
Data from NASS showed that this was the smallest cattle inventory count since 1951 when the herd size was 82.1 million...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Feb 52 min read
U.S. House and Senate Introduce the FAIR Labels Act of 2024, Which Would Require Imitation Meat Labels
Last week, bipartisan legislation was introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate to increase the transparency of plant-based and...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 311 min read
USDA Invests $138 Million to Strengthen U.S. Specialty Crops Competitiveness in the Global Market
In 2023, specialty crop exports totaled $24.6 billion, representing 13.8 percent of total U.S. agricultural exports...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 291 min read
California Congressmen Secure Over $12 Million in Funding for Rural Energy Programs
The USDA's REAP grants and loans are designed to spur economic growth in rural communities while mitigating the effects of climate change...
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