…Agriculture and Natural Resources also has information available to assist growers with garbanzo production, including disease management approaches. Brian German Ag News Director / AgNet West Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Sponsored…
Purina Offering $20,000 in Scholarships
…By mangostock/Shutterstock image Purina Animal Health and the Land O’ Lakes Foundation have opened their joint scholarship program designed to assist students who have experience in agriculture and livestock production…
Week in Review: Growers Anticipate Good Year for Citrus & California Grape Crush Increases
California citrus farmers are finding ways to adapt to the challenges of the current production year. Foreign markets play a critical role in the U.S. pistachio industry, with expectations for…
Incentive Programs Helping Cover Crops Thrive in Central Valley
…that did not receive irrigation prior to planting Incentive programs are a vital component to enable farmers to implement new production approaches in their operations. Vice President of Matoian Brothers,…
Input Sought for National Grape and Wine Industry Survey
…production and quality” is asking for input from stakeholders across the U.S. The project aims to better understand issues impacting viticulture, enology, and winery business management. A voluntary questionnaire has…
U.S. Behind in Aquaculture
Atlantic salmon aquaculture cage site Shutterstock image by leo w kowal The United States is far behind other countries in the production of aquaculture. Americans are large consumers of seafood…
2023 Grape Crush Report Shows Increase in Tonnage and Average Prices
…concentrate production. The average price of all varieties in 2023 was $1,036.72, up 11.2 percent. Prices increased for both red and white wine grapes, while prices decreased for raisin and…
California Citrus Farmers Anticipate a Good Year Despite Several Challenges
…in navel orange production from the 2022-2023 production year while also seeing a three percent size increase. Bates said that for his growers, production is about average. Early in the…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 03-12-24
…a recent report and California researchers work to better understand dairy production through a new survey. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet…
State of the Farm Safety Net Deemed ‘Unsustainable’ in Recent Report
…regions and are tied more to acreage than farm count or production value. Despite investments, small to mid-sized diversified farmers struggle to access relief during disasters. NSAC suggests reforms for…
Good Trade Relations with China Critical for U.S. Pistachios
…sizable increase in production of U.S. pistachios this year: a record 677,000 tons. At the same time, there is an expectation for a 32 percent increase in exports to key…
USDA Announced Bobwhite Pilot Project, General CRP Signup
…producers to help the bobwhite and other game and non-game species by managing their working lands for early successional habitat while meeting their lands’ natural resource and production goals. Producers…
Fuel Prices See Double-Digit Increase for Gasoline
…first step toward summer gasoline.” After a weekend that saw Saudi Arabia announce an extension of their one million barrel per day production cut, oil prices were seeing slight losses,…
LandFlex Helping Improve Sustainable Groundwater Usage, But Needs Additional Support
…funding to continue the program. Although the DWR recognizes its efficacy in the movement towards water-conscious agricultural production, there is a need for advocacy in the legislature to recognize the…