The Organic Produce Network (OPN) has had to cancel this year’s Organic Grower Summit due to COVID-19 safety concerns. The event provides information and education on a variety of organic …
Additional Coronavirus Relief Critical to Farm Businesses
Senate leadership introduced the Health Economic Assistance Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. The HEALS Act is the latest in response to the COVID-19 national emergency and would provide an …
Weedy Rice Survey 2020 Underway
The University of California Cooperative Extension Rice Team is out in the fields surveying for weedy rice. The team will be using the opportunity to collect samples and provide an …
Almond Update: Dust Reduction Matters as Harvest Approaches
An estimated 3 billion pounds of almonds will soon be harvested in California and dust reduction during that process will matter. As part of their Almond Orchard 2025 goals, the …
BASF, Corteva, Seek Rehearing of Dicamba Decision
BASF and Corteva have filed motions to request a rehearing regarding a court decision on dicamba. Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which covers states including …
Citrus Industry Positive About Federal HLB Funding
HLB funding to support the fight against the spread of the disease and the Asian citrus psyllid survived cuts in the revised state budget, and leaders believe their chances in the federal …
Ballots Out for California Rice Commission Major Amendment
Rice industry members have until August 3 to cast their vote on a California Rice Commission (CRC) major amendment. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has mailed out a …
Almond Update: 3 Billion Pound Forecast Fueled by Nuts Per Tree
The National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Objective Almond Forecast confirmed the predicted 3 billion pounds seen in the Subjective Forecast released in May. That in itself is historic and Almond Board of California CEO Richard …
Almond Matters: Keeping Orchards Healthy as Harvest Approaches
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, producers are busy in the orchard working to keep their trees as healthy as possible as almond harvest approaches. There are …
Annie Stuhr Named New Ag One Foundation President
Fresno State agricultural business alumna Annie Stuhr didn’t grow up on a family farm, but the beauty and intrigue of the surrounding farmland in her hometown of Los Banos made …
Final Citrus Forecast Shows Slight Increase in California Production
California sees an increase in citrus production in the final forecast of the 2019/2020 season. The National Agricultural Statistics Service released the final citrus crop forecast of the season. Typically, there …
USDA Provides $12 Million for Farm to School Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will be giving a record amount of funding support to the Farm to School grant program this year. Since 2013, …
Rice Growers Monitoring for Weedy Rice
Cooperative Extension personnel are out in fields assisting growers who may be dealing with weedy rice issues. After a new biotype of weedy rice was discovered in the past few years, it …
California ACP, HLB Funding Survives COVID Impacted Budget
State funding to continue the fight against huanglongbing disease and the pest that spreads it remains in the recent revision of the budget. California Governor Gavin Newsom has some tough …