…Davis said. “We could have an ideal growing season from today until the middle of September and have perfect harvesting conditions, and then nobody will even think about the planting…
2017 P.I.E. Program Tour Dates Set
…efficiency and improve yields and fiber quality by: 1) gaining new perspectives in such fundamental practices as land preparation, planting, fertilization, pest control, irrigation and harvesting; and 2) observing diverse…
Productivity Growth and the Revival of Russian Agriculture
…source of Russia’s resumed agricultural growth, which districts achieved the fastest TFP growth, and in which commodities they specialized. Image credit: NARO-FOMINSK, RUSSIA – JUL 31, 2016: Harvesting of wheat….
AG Sessions Says Deportation to Focus on Felons, not Farm Workers
…not farmworkers.” He points out that much of our agricultural productivity is owed to the hard work of foreigners, in particular, the harvesting of our nutritious fruits and vegetables. With…
Almond Board: Big Increase for Low-Dust Incentive
An incentive program that makes it more affordable for almond and walnut producers to implement low-dust harvesting equipment has more than doubled. The Almond Board of California added that growers…
Spinach Growers See Increased Demand
…technique organic spinach growers use is harvesting the crop early, before disease symptoms manifest and take over the entire field. Though that means less yield, Trebino said, it’s better than…
The Western View: The Blossom Trail
…by their height – nut trees grow tall, but fruit trees are kept short for harvesting and their tops are cut flat. The plum trees have dark wood. The stone…
‘A Day Without Immigrants’ Impacting Agriculture
…the protests, with one source sharing that as many as 40 percent of workers were missing today. Some Ventura County, California, growers reported that approximately 50 percent of harvesting employees…
Agri View: Hard Choices
…are parts of our country where labor shortages have had an impact on harvesting. Now, as planting season approaches, farmers are, in some places, are already trying to line up…
California Avocados See Good 2016
…while some California avocados are already in distribution in a few local chains, in general, it looks like there will be a ramp-up of harvesting in mid to late spring….
Almond Assessment Increase Approved
…such as: (a) our changing water supply, (b) air quality issues, as they relate to harvesting and pesticide and energy use; and (c) bee health, which is critical to the…
Immigration Crackdown Could Increase Food Prices
…harvesting fruit and 61 percent of all employees on vegetable farms, and as many as half of all workers picking crops. Agricultural economists say any interruption in the workforce would…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…stick around. We need that first frost to get rid of some of these bugs.” Farther south, near Holtville, harvesting got under way early. “We’re just starting romaine right now,”…
Cargill, BASF Developing Omega-3 Rich Canola
This replacement oil would ease harvesting pressure on wild fish populations A new groundbreaking type of canola in development by Cargill could give aquaculture farmers a more sustainable way to…