What do Joseph Gallo Farms, Gills Onions and Parducci Wine Cellars have in common? Yes, they are all California farms with well-known, high-quality products, but they have something else in…
Apply for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…the CDFA Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel have been valuable assets by providing guidance and feedback on many aspects of program design. SWEEP requires a high level of technical…
Haitian Delegation Tours California Agriculture
…Salinas, where they toured the Salinas High School farm and learned about the FFA program. Julie Laughton, Ag and FFA Advisor for Salinas High, explains more. This slideshow requires JavaScript….
USDA Makes $5 Million in Farm Bill Support for National Clean Plant Network Available
…Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill). NCPN-funded facilities provide high-quality propagative plant material that is free of plant pathogens and pests that can otherwise cause economic losses to the…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…the previous year. Growers harvested 113,200 acres, down 11 percent from 2012. Yield per acre, at a record high 219 cwt, is unchanged from January but up 10 cwt from…
USDA Announces Landmark Commitment to Improve Sage-Grouse Habitat
…grouse habitat. “We have made it a high priority to engage in voluntary partnership with ranchers, farmers and other landowners to conserve the wildlife and habitat that are so important…
Southern Blight Concerns in Kern County
The hot temperatures are aiding an already growing problem with southern blight in the central valley. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the story. Southern Blight Concerns in Kern County University…
Hong Kong Market Reopens for U.S. Beef
…fourth largest market for U.S. beef and beef product exports, with sales there reaching a historic high of $823 million in 2013. We look forward to expanded opportunities there for…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…for use by its 600 farmers. “Even though we got zero water from the government, we have been able to go out and get some water at very high prices…
California Wheat Farmer Installed as USW Chairman
…and their work,” Motter said. “I am honored to continue representing all U.S. wheat farmers overseas, sharing the message that we grow the most reliable supply of high quality wheat…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
…The 2014 dried plum bloom was a bit longer than usual, with warm temperatures mostly toward the end. Sweet Potato – California’s 2013 sweet potato production is estimated at 6.84…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…the water shortage, there are several more fallow fields this year. Russian thistle has been observed in these fallow fields with high counts of BLH. Some fields have counts as…
Weekly Cotton Market Review
Spot cotton quotations averaged 66 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton in the seven…
Costa Announces $6.3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
…delivery needs and inhibits the conversion to high-efficiency irrigation systems within its service area. The proposed project will install a combination PVC pipe and concrete-lined canal and a mid-system reservoir,…