…on December 1, was increased after mid-December storms boosted river flows and tight coordination among federal and state water and wildlife-protection agencies allowed the SWP to store runoff south of…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review February 27
…In Review, testifying on the Farm Bill, from the Army to the farm, and 100 years of market news. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=farmbill www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/newfarmers?navid=newfarmers http://blogs.usda.gov/page/2/ www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Western View: Got Rain?
…deep freeze while we pray for rain. And maybe we will get some more – a Miracle March would be very welcome. We had a half inch drop in this…
Citrus Industry This Week: Fruit Drop; Nematodes; Freeze Concern
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes reports on quantifying fruit drop and two problematic nematodes. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…participants design and carry out a special project, which is presented at the Almond Industry Conference in December, their final event of the program. Since the Almond Leadership Program was…
Almond Hullers & Processors Association Urges Quick Action in Resolving Backlog
…and supports more than 100,000 jobs directly and indirectly, of which 97,000 jobs are located in the Central Valley, according to a UC Davis economic study released in December 2014….
Citrus Industry This Week: Pruning Advice for HLB Trees; Florida Freeze Warning
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes details on the best pruning level to rehab HLB-infected citrus trees and a report on how citrus growers are preparing…
USDA: Slow Snowpack Development for Much of the West
…Department of Agriculture’s National Water and Climate Center (NWCC). California, Arizona and New Mexico, as well as parts of Colorado, Utah, Oregon and Nevada, remain in prolonged drought. “January is…
West Coast Ports Close for the Weekend, Impacting Major Citrus Export Opportunity
…comparable numbers were 28.7m cartons at $385m and almost identical figures for lemons. Further compounding the problem is that needed inputs that arrived in December continue to sit on docks…
West Coast Port Slowdowns Having Severe Economic Impact on California Almond Industry
…to a UC Davis economic study released in December 2014. The ongoing slowdown in loading and unloading vessels has resulted in almond handlers and shippers reporting hundreds of containers delayed,…
Western Governors’ Drought Forum Webinar Series Begins on February 11
…Secretary of Energy & Environment. The panelists: Dr. Jeri Sullivan Graham: New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s Brackish Water Work Group/Los Alamos National Laboratory; Paul Swaim: Vice President,…
Marketing Order Tricky for Wine Industry
…orders have been successful for other industries but getting everyone on the same page in the wine industry can be tricky. Allied Grape Growers Vice-President of Operations Jeff Bitter says…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…Reservoir are in good shape after the December rains, any curtailments would affect the district’s ability to deliver adequate supplies to farmers, forcing them to rely more on groundwater. “I’m…
Fruit & Nut Review
DECEMBER CROP COMMENTS – CALIFORNIA The grape crop, which accounts for 88 percent of the 2014 United States utilized grape production, is down 12 percent from the previous year. The…
