…the water situation in the state. The price of water in Southern California continues to lead the nation, and more restrictions on uninterrupted service are expected to be handed down…
Avocado Growers Trying High Density Farming
Southern California avocado growers could change how the industry operates as they experiment with high density farming. Trying High Density Farming The price of water in San Diego County is…
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…Support rotational grazing management, avoiding soil carbon loss through improved management of forage, soils and grazing livestock. By 2025, USDA plans to support improved grazing management on an additional 4…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
…implement. We must halt deforestation, injury to and loss of agricultural land, and the loss of terrestrial and marine plant and animal species. 2. We must manage resources crucial to…
Water Costs Changing Southern Agriculture
…price of water over the last several years has changed the landscape of agriculture in their area. Anderson says the Farm Bureau is expecting to see cutbacks on water use…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…25th annual meeting in Visalia there were three reasons for the lowest total cotton acres planted since the 1920s. “Water, prices and competing crops are the reasons cotton planting is…
How Changes In U.S. Rice Situation Impact Price
…the World Agricultural Outlook Board talks about the net result with all of the small changes in the U.S. rice balance sheet. How Changes In U.S. Rice Situation Impact Price…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…affect the global environment, in terms of habitat loss in other places and the rising “carbon footprint” of importing that food back into California and the rest of the U.S….
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…the federal government is providing zero allocation. In 2014 alone, the drought cost farmers $1.5 billion and caused the loss of more than 17,000 jobs related to agriculture. Almond growers…
What Kind of Grocery Shopper Are You?
How you shop directly impacts the price you pay for your groceries. Food Shopper…
Administrator Dolcini Comments on USDA’s ARC/PLC Extension
Dolcini Val Dolcini, administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) commented today updating USDA plans to extend the deadline for election of the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss…
USDA Extends ARC and PLC Deadlines
…2015, to choose between Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), the safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The final day to update yield history or…
Pump Add-on Can Save Money
…that curve equals a change in price a grower is paying to operate the pump, and most of the time that number increases. A flow meter can warn operators as…
Western View: Estate Tax Planning
…However, California real estate prices are higher than the average price paid for farmland elsewhere. Many farmers are land rich and cash poor, and if that land has taken a…