Search: unexpected
10 Results
Could Tea Be California’s Next Specialty Crop?
California Ag Today
UC researchers are exploring whether tea can provide a high-value opportunity for growers adapting to changing agricultural realities.
California Almond Crop Shocking and First Case of Screwworm in Human
The Agribusiness Update
On the eve of harvest, the USDA released an unexpectedly high California almond crop forecast of 3 billion pounds, and the Department of Health and Human Services reports the first human case of New World Screwworm in the U.S.
Trade Deals for Ag
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Details are sketchy, but the broad outlines of recent U.S. trade deals show promise for U.S. farm exports and some unexpected gains.
Weather Events Impact Georgia Crops and Cover Crops Increasingly Popular
The Agribusiness Update
A string of unexpected weather events leaves many Georgia crops in question, and cover crops are increasingly popular management practice for farmers.
USDA on ASF in Haiti and Bayer to Offer Organic Seeds
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service calls discovery of ASF in Haiti unfortunate but not unexpected, and Bayer to offer organically produced vegetable seeds.
NCBA Convention and Milk Prices and Futures Decline
The Agribusiness Update
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association's annual convention has wrapped up and demand was the big talking point, and decline of milk prices and futures not unexpected.
Fried Applauds SNAP Increase and NCBA Convention Wraps Up
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried applauds USDA's re-evaluation and increase of SNAP benefits, and NCBA convention held in Nashville where beef demand was the hot topic.
Retail Food Prices Higher and Pork Production Up
The Agribusiness Update
Retail food prices are up slightly, and pork production is higher thanks to increased slaughter rates in China.
U.S.-Mexico Tomato Dispute and Pork Production Up
The Agribusiness Update
The argument continues between U.S.-Mexico tomato growers and importers, and pork production is higher thanks to unexpectedly high slaughter rates in China.
Farm Bureaus Meet Trump and Canada Trade Deadline
The Agribusiness Update
A group of Farm Bureau leaders meet with President to discuss farmer trade concerns, and another trade deadline passes for Canada.