…14.8 percent on less positive production prospects in Brazil, the world’s largest sugar producer and exporter, following heavy rains which hampered harvesting operations and lowered sugar yields. From the…
Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook
…are mostly behind the expected production decline. Reduced supplies have helped boost early-season sweet cherry prices thus far. Peach harvesting is underway in the top three producing States—California, South Carolina,…
Western View: Growing Hemp, Yes or No?
…Hemp that used to exist. And, it’s a labor intensive crop. The fibrous stalks are easily damaged by machine harvesting. Several groups have formed to help stimulate marketing, and no…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…and yellow garden buttercups /ranunculus/ ripened for harvesting. The bright spring sun illuminates the field of agriculture in Israel Israel is regarded as perhaps the most climate-smart agricultural region in…
Strawberry Picking and Buying Tips
…Tips From: California Strawberries Select and Store Selection California strawberries are fully ripe at the time they are picked and do not continue to ripen after harvesting. Here are a…
Foodkeeper App Update
…growing conditions, harvesting techniques, manufacturing processes, transportation and distribution conditions, nature of the food, and storage temperatures. Remember to buy foods in reasonable quantities and rotate the products in your…
Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results
…carbon, help plant crops better cope with excess or too little water, improve wildlife and pollinator habitat—all while harvesting better profits and often better yield. As part of its soil…
Almond Update: EQIP Program
Almond growers can get some money back for harvesting expenses, if they’re using a particular type of equipment. Almond Board Director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, Gabriele Ludwig explains more….
California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…of 1 percent of the total raisin acreage. Although Fresno County has the most acreage with mechanical harvesting, at 33,746, that acreage only represents 28 percent of the Fresno County…
People’s Garden
…stormwater pipes which then discharge the stormwater directly into streams. Rain barrels and other rainwater harvesting methods (rain gardens, native plants, etc) really can help clean up the environment. For…
Farmers Check Impact of Spring Storms
…are really on the fence about harvesting, based on the cost of getting the equipment in the field and hiring the crew and potential returns, so this is really bad.”…
Farm Camp
…– This camp on a small, organic, diversified farm allows kids to learn everything from making and planting beds, adding compost, watering, weeding, and harvesting, to eating and observing. They…
Smithsonian – “Ask a Farmer”
…father and grandfather from Westley, California. Daniel talks about how the farm is dealing with drought and the possible transition to mechanized harvesting. Past Smithsonian “Ask A Farmer” Programs Dr….
U.C. Berkeley Recognized
…green roofs, permeable materials, alternative designs for streets and buildings, trees, rain gardens and rain harvesting systems. Utilizing these tools decreases pollution to local waterways by treating rain where it…