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Ag News: USMCA Opportunities
Additional sales opportunities for some California farmers and ranchers should open with implementation of the new USMC trade agreement that took effect last Wednesday.
Ag News: Paycheck Protection Program for Ag
The Small Business Administration, and the Treasury Department, posted a revised Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness application.
Ag News: County Fairs & COVID and U.S. Red Meat to Bolivia
**Stay-at-home protocols have caused severe losses for county fairs and some fair boards have said their operations may not survive losses in revenue from canceled events at local fairgrounds.
The closures have also hurt students who raise livestock for 4-H or FFA projects...
Ag News: California Strawberries On Track
California strawberry movement is on track to beat last year’s 202 million trays by a little over 16 million, and growers are reporting good size and quality.
Ag News: USDA Food Box Contracts and USTR “Ready” for USMCA
The USDA is offering contracts for its massive food box program to companies that were passed over in the first round of contracts for technical errors.
Ag News: USDA Buys More Food and Bayer Scraps Dicamba Plant
The USDA announced it has purchased more than $2.2 billion of meat, fruits, vegetables, specialty crops and dairy products in fiscal years 2019 and 2020.
Ag News: California Tasting Rooms Reopen and June Dairy Month
As tasting rooms reopen at many California wineries, vintners and grape growers wait to see how customers respond to new requirements
Ag News: Farmer Brand Loyalty Down and Dairy Prices Rebound
Farm Equipment and Ag Equipment Intelligence launched the first brand loyalty study of farm machinery in late 2010, followed by subsequent studies in 2014 and 2017.
Ag News: Abundant Food Supply and Year-Round Fruit Availability
Despite the shocks the pandemic has delivered to the food system, the chief economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture says people "can continue to rely on abundant food supplies."
Ag News: Milk Production Up in April
The USDA reported that April milk production was up 1.4%. Cow numbers are up 49,000 head from a year ago, but down 4,000 from March.