…funding to continue the program. Although the DWR recognizes its efficacy in the movement towards water-conscious agricultural production, there is a need for advocacy in the legislature to recognize the…
California Chill Report: Chill Accumulation to Trend Down Over Next 20 Years
…achieve desired production levels. More immediate solutions to challenges related to chill are available now for growers. Jarvis-Shean has been working with materials like Erger, CAN-17, and Dormex to help…
2024 Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment Opens Tomorrow
…March 4, 2024, for eligible participants. USDA’s Farm Service Agency has revised the regulations for DMC to allow for adjustments to production history, aiming to better reflect current production levels…
Increasing Gap Between Supply and Demand of Pistachios
…increases have been seen in the U.S.. However, acreage has also been increasing in other significant production areas such as Iran and Turkey. The increase in acreage has equated to…
Cotton Producers Report A Decrease in Planting Intentions This Year
The National Cotton Council’s Early Season Planting Intentions Survey indicates U.S. cotton producers plan to plant 9.8 million acres of cotton this spring, down 3.7 percent from last year. Upland…
Taking a Measured Approach to New Raisin Varieties
New raisin varieties and improved production methods are at the forefront of California raisin producers’ interests. Robert Sahatjian of Victor Packing shared his perspective on varieties such as Sunpreme and…
USDA Income Projection Indicators
…for both crop and animal products are forecast to decline about twenty-one billion in 2024. Also, direct government payments are forecast to decrease by almost two-billion dollars and total production…
Producers Still Waiting for Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment
…fashion. We understand the need for a new regulation and for software updates to reflect updated production history data,” AFBF vice president of public policy, Sam Kieffer said in the…
Nine California Counties Among Top 10 in U.S. Ag Sales
…were greater than those in 23 states. After Fresno County, the remaining top-10 California counties for ag production are: Tulare, Monterey, Kern, Merced, Imperial, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Santa Barbara, and…
Pest Prevention Projects and PPA 7721
…the authority to provide funding to strengthen our nation’s infrastructure for pest surveillance, detection, identification, and threat mitigation. It also safeguards the nursery production system and responds to plant pest…
California Grape Crush Shows Modest Increase in 2023
…crushed tonnages of raisin and table grape varieties experienced significant declines. The report also highlights grape tonnage utilized for concentrate production, constituting 7.6 percent of the total crush. Across all…
Family Farming and Industry Unity at the Core of California Raisins
…his siblings, father, aunt and uncle, currently operate Victor Packing. Established in 1963 by Sahatjian’s grandfather and great-uncle, the operation is vertically integrated, as they manage the production, processing, dehydration,…
Americans Serving Wings for the Big Game
…would stretch 1/3 of the way to the moon. That’s a lot of wings, but still this year’s projection is flat compared to 2023, with USDA reporting chicken production levels…
New Herbicide Option for Rice Growers This Year
California rice growers have another option for weed management this year. Rice Farm Advisor Whitney Brim-Deforest said that the product is already used in rice production in other states. California…