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USDA Grants CDFA With $23M in Funding to Strengthen U.S. Specialty Crops Industry
Through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the CDFA will fund 44 projects. Among CDFA’s projects, is funding to the Center for...
by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 26, 20242 min read
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USDA Offers New Loan Flexibility for Struggling Borrowers - Ability to Defer One Annual Loan Installment
Eligible financially distressed borrowers can defer up to one annual loan installment per qualified loan at a reduced interest rate...
by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 14, 20241 min read
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USDA Makes Another $300M in Funding Available Through RAPP to Boost Ag Trade
The USDA is releasing more money in the absence of a new farm bill, which farmers were hoping would help address a record trade deficit...
by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 7, 20241 min read
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USDA Announces Changes to Enhanced Coverage Option Insurance Program
ECO is currently approved for 36 crops and RMA is expanding coverage options to almonds, apples, blueberries, grapes, and walnuts for the...
by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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The 2024 California Almond Objective Measurement Report is Out and Brings Good News
The 2024 California almond production forecast is 2.80 billion meat pounds, down 7% from May's subjective forecast and 13% higher than....
by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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Crop Insurance Coverage Exceeds 500 Million Acres for First Time - Up 85% From 2016
Overall enrollment in crop insurance was up 85% in the seven years from 2016. In total, there are roughly 880 million acres of farmland in..
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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June USDA Ag Lending Rates
Last week, the USDA announced loan interest rates for ag producers, effective June 3, 2024...
by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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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....
by Sara VanderPoel
May 29, 20242 min read
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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...
by Sara VanderPoel
May 15, 20242 min read
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2024 Almond Subjective Forecast
Last week, the USDA NASS Pacific Regional Office released an initial subjective forecast for 2024 California almond production....
by Sara VanderPoel
May 13, 20241 min read
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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...
by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 29, 20241 min read
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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...
by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 29, 20241 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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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...
by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 22, 20243 min read
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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...
by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 8, 20242 min read
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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...
by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 8, 20242 min read
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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...
by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 3, 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 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...
by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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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...
by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 13, 20242 min read
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