…decade, pending regulatory approvals in key import markets. Event DP 4114 will help enable Pioneer to develop higher yielding corn hybrids and expand its triple-stack offerings to about half of…
Organizations Respond to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report
…has endorsed the Mediterranean style diet that promotes consumption of higher levels of red meat – but it has left lean meat out of what it considers a healthy dietary…
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…
California’s Three Largest Dairy Cooperatives Submit Proposal for California to Join the Federal Milk Marketing Order
…farmers in other states operate under a FMMO, which provides uniform dairy prices for milk based on market prices. Shifting to a FMMO for California supports the desire of these…
UC Studies Outline Costs of Tomato Irrigation Systems
…for growing transplanted processing tomatoes under furrow irrigation and under sub-surface drip irrigation on 60-inch beds. The major differences between the two companion studies are inputs related to irrigation and…
Farm Bill and ARC/PLC Decision Aid Tool Workshops
…use broad assumptions related to commodity estimates for a multi-year period and provide farmers an opportunity to enter variables such as crops, acres, yields, and prices as part of their…
Food Prices Hikes In 2014 Were Smaller Than Normal
Food shoppers got a little bit of a price break last year, with below normal price increases for many foods. Food Prices Smaller Than Normal In 2014…
Silicon Valley Bank Foresees Breakout Year Ahead for U.S. Fine Wine Business
…the report. “Declining oil prices are transferring wealth to oil-consuming countries, the employment picture is improving, the US dollar is strengthening and interest rates will move at a measured pace….
Western View: California Warming
…some early conclusions. They say we’ll probably see the first effects in our insect and weed problems. We know that mild winters mean higher insect populations in summer, that more…
Use of Fumigant to Face Additional State Restrictions
…increase food production prices in California as opposed to our competitors.” Carolyn O’Donnell of the California Strawberry Commission described chloropicrin as “critical” to the control of certain soilborne pests, and…
First USDA Forecast Shows Normal Water Supply Forecast for Much of the West
…the current snowpack is far below normal because of higher than normal temperatures. “This is just the first forecast of the season; everything can change,” McCarthy said. “A weak El…
Dairy Producers Enroll in New Margin Protection Program
…choices of protection that are best suited for their operation. Starting with basic coverage for an administrative fee of $100, producers can select higher levels of coverage at affordable incremental…
Stallman: Farmers and Ranchers Still Optimistic Despite Washington’s Past Dysfunction
…high debt and high interest rates, sinking demand around the world and depressed commodity prices. But today, while commodity prices have dipped compared to recent years, in general, America’s farmers…
Executives Predict Future of Agriculture at AFBF Annual Convention VIP Event
…public’s appetite for organic, GMO-free, gluten-free and locally sourced, sustainable foods will continue to grow, Leech predicted, and Wal-Mart is dedicated to delivering those goods at affordable prices. “We’ve heard…