…(12 cents per bushel), wheat (2 cents per bushel) and rice (16 cents per hundredweight). While cotton prices are not projected to change, cash receipts are projected to increase by…
Fighting Drought With Soil
…row crops (tomatoes, alfalfa, wheat), farming practices (carbon inputs and rotations) and irrigation methods (furrow and flood, microirrigation). Samantha Ying, an assistant professor of environmental sciences at UC Riverside. Information…
New Cost Studies for Growing Almonds
…costs for the almond crop, material inputs, cash and non-cash overhead. A ranging analysis table shows profits over a range of prices and yields. Other tables show the monthly cash…
Farmers Check Impact of Spring Storms
…past 10 years, from 60,000 acres to the 40,000-acre range. “We lost a lot of acres and we’re hoping that we can have strong prices moving forward. A short crop…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…higher value, permanent crops has led to an increase in agricultural water use. However, according to the California Department of Water Resources, the total amount of water used by agriculture…
Slightly Higher Acres Removed in Almond Report
…the previous high prices for almonds. Prices have dropped significantly however, and producers are taking those trees out of production. Doll says the other factor is water scarcity and price….
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…in that the prices of ostrich meat, and the other associated ostrich goods, are extremely high, due to the lack of ostriches available for slaughter. Background: The Ostrich is a…
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
…at http://www.grants.gov/ using reference number USDA-FSA-CA-2016-001. For nonprofits and public institutions of higher education that are considering participation, a recording of the online informational session held with stakeholders is posted…
Rice Paddies Fueling Electric Vehicles
…small size, high porosity, and interconnectedness, the developed nanostructures exhibited higher capacity, cycle stability and cycle life. To follow up on the progress made, the researchers are investigating how to…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…and treatment plants would run about $384 billion. The American Water Works Association’s estimates are even higher. The nonprofit group says the cost of just maintaining current systems and fitting…
Western SARE Releases Calls for Proposals
…experiments with results that can be shared with other producers. Multiple farmers or associations may qualify for a higher level of funding. Proposals are due 1 pm MDT, December 7,…
Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming
…other words, rather than using [only] tillage, or fertilizer, or herbicides to drive the farming system, these inputs are limited and used strategically in combination with grazing, crop rotations, and…
Conaway-“Cotton Growers Under Assault”
…start selling off government-owned stockpiles, a result of their reckless policy that has depressed world cotton prices and that continues to hang over the market. Add to that the fact…
Agri View: Cotton Producers Troubles
…because internal cotton prices are almost double the cost of polyester prices. The U.S. cotton industry highly depends on export markets such as China, but U.S. exports to China are…