A well-known company is making crop insurance valuable to growers by taking their input to the federal government. Making Crop Insurance for California Western Growers says they have had significant…
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…
Farm Radio News/Talk Show Comes to Monterey County
…specialty crop, regional, and modern farming news reports by AgNet West Assistant Farm News Director Taylor Hillman; This Land of Ours, a consumer/ag feature reported daily by television and radio…
USDA Invests $18 Million to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…Crop Disaster Assistance Program for new producers by reducing the premiums on buy-up level coverage by 50 percent for new farmers and waiving their application fee. USDA announced this new…
California Continues to Lead as Fresh Market State
…percent of the value. Harvested area covered 1.58 million acres in the nation, down 3 percent from 2013. Value of the 2014 crop is estimated at $10.9 billion for the…
California State Fair announces first Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition
…rules and entry information. This project is supported by the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, which is funded by the USDA and administered by CDFA. The goal of the project…
CDFA Announces New Grant Funding Opportunity for Nitrogen Management Research
…developing fertilization guidelines for major crops grown in California. The guidelines are uploaded on a flow basis and are available to growers and crop advisors through this web-based platform: http://apps.cdfa.ca.gov/frep/docs/guidelines.html…
Kern Ag Community Continues to Promote Successful Spray Safe Effort
…which currently includes; Kern County Farm Bureau, California Safety Training Corporation, Sunrise Sprayers, Grapevine Vineyards, Wegis & Young, State Compensation Insurance Fund, Crop Production Services Inc., Grimmway Enterprises Inc., DM…
Western View: The Persistent Pecan
…crop better. Presently there are less than 4,000 acres of pecans in production in California, which is hardly a single nut in the can compared to pistachios or almonds. The…
Nationwide USDA Organic Survey Underway
…organic crop and livestock producers. Farmers and ranchers can fill out the survey online via a secure website, www.agcensus.usda.gov, or return their form by mail. Federal law (Title 7, U.S….
Atwater FFA Students Advance to Regional Speaking Finals
…School agriculture program qualified for the regional finals in the Job Interview contest which involves students completing a cover letter, resume, job application, and panel interview. This event emphasizes developing,…
UC Makes Gains in Rebuilding its Extension Service
…position that has been approved for hiring is an agronomic cropping systems/nutrient management advisor who will serve Kings, Tulare and Fresno counties. Whereas an agronomist might have sufficed in the…
U.S. Snow Cover Is Just About Gone
The lack of snow cover brings concerns for vulnerable crops. Susan Carter reports. U.S. Snow Cover Is Just About Gone…
Tomato Processors Expect to Contract 15 Million Tons in 2015
…will be largest crop on record. Processors estimate that the contracted production for 2015 will come from 310,000 acres producing an average yield of 48.39 tons per acre. The contracted…