…disease issues from becoming overwhelming once hull split occurs. With any pre-hull split applications, coverage is going to be a critical factor. Making action plans now will allow ample time…
Lemon Demand Growing, But Domestic Producers Face Challenges
…lemons, primarily from Argentina,” Babcock noted. “As labor costs in California increase, that’s just another cost of production that has to be covered by a good price for lemons in…
Health Bite: Calories 101
…our needs results in weight gain. Eating less than our needs results in weight loss. Staying the same means we’re eating in an energy balance. It takes about 3,500 calories…
Internal Cooking Temp Remains Same Even if Price of Meat is Higher at Market
Proper internal cooking temperatures remain the same, even if the price of meat is higher at the market. Meat prices at the grocery store might be a little higher for…
More Than $92 Million in LAMP Grants Being Made Available
…filling the gaps in previous COVID-19 assistance coverage. An emphasis has been placed on providing support for underserved communities and small and mid-sized farming operations. “We have an opportunity to…
Health Bite: Sleep More to Lose Fat
…pretty much everything better, including efforts to lose weight. Studies show that sleep and weight loss are as connected as diet and exercise. The experts say that not getting enough…
Reduced Rice Plantings Provide Opportunity to Address Weed Issues
…other problematic weeds through fallowing. “We’re not sure the total loss in acreage but I think there’s an estimate of between 25 and 50 percent of the acreage being taken…
California Farm Water Coalition Details How Water Cuts Are Affecting Ag
…compares current conditions to those experienced in 2015, which resulted in the fallowing of more than half a million acres and an economic loss of $2.7 billion. Major reservoirs are…
Almond Matters: Preventing Mite Populations from Taking Hold
…of getting an early start to curtailing mite populations is to allow time for good coverage when making an application. Without adequate coverage, populations can still take hold despite making…
Farmers to Families Food Box Program to End in May
…were actually delivered. There was a lot of food waste and loss that we uncovered as a result of these listening sessions.” Looking ahead Vilsack believes existing and emerging programs…
Improved Soil-Moisture Data Tool Available to Farmers
…free and reportedly provides more thorough spatial coverage and consistency than other methods for measuring soil moisture. Users will mainly be USDA researchers and statisticians, but the tool has been…
Produce Working Group Seeks Food Box Program Adjustments
…using low cost as a determining factor for contract decisions. The belief is that emphasizing price in contract decisions limits produce selections and reduces the potential quality of food boxes….
More Money: CFAP 2 is Back Open
…a duration between six months and one year. Some of the updates to CFAP 2 include additional payments of $20 per acre for farmers of eligible flat-rate or price-triggered crops….
Ag Groups Largely Support $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
…management and further development of climate-smart technologies. The American Jobs Plan also seeks to provide 100 percent broadband coverage to rural areas and make improvements to water infrastructure. Research and…