from the Organic Stakeholder Work Group Executive Summary California leads the nation in organic farms, land in organic production, and organic sales. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s …
Top Crop Reports Show Decrease
2015 Crop reports are coming in across the state. Some counties showed an increase but a few of the top counties showed a significant decrease. Sponsored ContentParka Helps California Citrus …
Transplanting System Saving Labor, Increasing Yields
A company continues to test its automated lettuce transplanting system on the Central Coast. The Plant Tape system takes a lot of labor out of the transplanting process and company …
National Beer Lover’s Day
Cathy Isom tells us about a day dedicated to lovers of the world’s most widely consumed alcoholic beverage. Beer. That’s coming up on this Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentParka Helps …
FSA Reprograms $185 million for Loans
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has reprogrammed $185 million dollars to help address a backlog of direct and guaranteed farm operating loan applications. The Hagstrom Report says that’s enough to …
Monsanto Confirms New Proposal from Bayer
Both Bayer and Monsanto have confirmed that negotiations for the sale of Monsanto are continuing and a new offer has been made. Bayer has updated its proposal to a non-binding …
Ag Economy Barometer Lower in August
After months of improved farmer sentiment toward the Ag economy, things took a different turn in the August Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Declining commodity prices weighed heaviest on farmer …
China Plans to Dramatically Increase Soybean Acres
China is the world’s top soybean importer, but they’re taking steps to reverse that trend. Agri Money dot Com reports that China plans to massively increase its oilseed production over …
New York Moving Toward E-15 Approval
The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets is proposing a new rule to allow the sale of E-15. The new rule would apply to all vehicles model year 2001 …
Soybean Use Exceeded USDA Expectations
The 2015-2016 marketing year for corn and soybeans ended on August 31. The question is how much of each commodity was used during the marketing year? The USDA Quarterly Grain …
Agri View: Labor Program
Everett Griner talks about producers need a working labor program in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentParka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect Fruit Quality and PackoutSeptember 4, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
Water Use/Climate Research Fellowships for CA Students
U.S. EPA awards more than $1.6 million in environmental research fellowships to 13 students in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $1.6 million …
The California Kitchen: Kiwi Sorbet
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing kiwi sorbet with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: Sponsored ContentParka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect …
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an enhanced funding partnership with Israel to better leverage new agricultural research for mutual scientific benefit. The updated agreement is administered by the …