Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s

Taylor HillmanCotton, Water

…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…

Pump Add-on Can Save Money

Taylor HillmanDrought, Energy, Water

…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

Taylor HillmanFeatures, Western View

…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…

USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC Programs

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…today that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss