Trees are seeing the effects of insufficient chilling hours over the last two years and a wet winter could help that problem. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth …
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
With fewer acres planted as a result of the drought, many observers assumed more farm employees would be looking to do other farm-related work, but farmers throughout the state continue …
Dairy Drip Project Close to Perfection
The dairy drip project in the Central Valley is going so well that it could become something much of the industry starts utilizing. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights …
Dormant Winter Crops Handling Flooding
A study by University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) that is looking at recharging groundwater levels by winter flooding of farmland and crops with a winter dormancy is showing good results. Dormant …
USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers and ranchers affected by the recent wildfires in Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington State that USDA has programs to assist with …
Ag Land May Be Key to Replenishing Aquifers
A water project through University of California (UC) Davis is looking at using agriculture land to help replenish groundwater levels. Several trials are going on throughout the state looking to …
Dairy Drip System Automatically Adjusts Nitrogen
The dairy drip project looking at using lagoon water through drip tape adjusts the nitrogen content automatically to keep a consistent percentage. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth …
Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story
The word “despite” turned up in headlines from two national news outlets this past week, on stories that threatened to spawn a new narrative in the ongoing discussion of how …
Drought Forcing Changes in Drip Project
In hindsight, this water-plagued year has actually helped the dairy drip irrigation initiative by creating extremes that the project has had to figure out. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report …
Drought Affects in Crop Reports
Crops reports don’t calculate profit margins for the industry and if you look closely you can already see drought affects in the 2014 reports. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report …
Growers Still Facing Water Issues
The increases seen in the top California crop reports are of course good news for the ag industry, but citrus leaders say the drought is still taking its toll across …
Agri View: Clean Water
Everett Griner talks about why the Clean Water Act is baffling farmers in today’s Agri View. Clean Water Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and OpportunitySeptember 8, 2025Gut …
Fresno State Research Uncovers Significant Drought Impacts in San Joaquin Valley
A Fresno State study has produced valuable new information on the impact of the drought, including severe economic loss in agricultural revenue, public health impacts, underemployment and migration for farm …
Conservation to be Discussed at Upcoming Meeting of the State Board of Food and Agriculture
Drought impacts to the Russian River and the role of agriculture in conservation efforts will be the topics of discussion at the next California State Board of Food and Agriculture …