California Fig Use Expansion and Farmer's Share of Food Dollar Down
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Most California figs end up as dried fruit, the bulk of which is turned into paste and other food ingredients, most famously at one time as the filling in Fig Newtons.
But the fresh fruit, in season now through October or November, is increasingly showing up in different culinary takes on familiar dishes.
California Fresh Fig Growers Association CEO, Karla Stockli says we’ve really seen it go beyond the “Fig Newton”.
**The Public Lands Council and the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association announced support for the Enhancing Safety for Animals Act.
The legislation would delist the Mexican gray wolf and separate the populations in the U.S. and Mexico, allowing for proper management of the species.
PLC Executive Director, Kaitlynn Glover says for too long, ranchers in southern border states have shouldered the burden of managing this species with limited tools and little support.
**The “Farmers’ Share of the Food Dollar,” released last week, highlights how little family farmers earn compared to how much consumers pay at the grocery store.
Family farmers get only a small fraction of their income from popular foods, an average of as low as 16.3%.
NFU President Rob Larew says family farmers and ranchers are working harder than ever and taking home less, all while corporate monopolies make record profits.
