The Almond Board of California (ABC) will be holding elections for its Board of Directors for the 2023-2024 crop year. A formal announcement for the election will be made in…
Senate Ag Plans Hearings on Farm Bill Trade and Horticulture Titles
…upcoming hearings: February 9 on Commodity Programs, Crop Insurance and Credit, February 16 on Nutrition Programs, and March 1 on Conservation and Forestry Programs. All hearings will be held in…
Time Running Out to Apply for 2022 Food Safety Certification Assistance
Specialty crop producers are being reminded that assistance is available for certain food safety certification costs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for the Food Safety Certification…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 01-23-23
…crop year, and details on the upcoming ACTIVATE 23 conference. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes……
California Strawberries Experience Storm Damage Nearing $200 Million
…reports that altogether, 1,840 acres of strawberries are looking at catastrophic damage. Losses are approaching $200 million in crop, property, and equipment damages. Farmers are being asked to report damage…
Cover Crops Prove Valuable During Recent Storms
…the crop cropping system in their avocados played an important role in keeping flood damage to a minimum. Courtesy: Chris Sayer “The cover crop at our Ventura ranch has really…
Disaster Assistance Bolstered with Latest FSA Announcement
…the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). Producers previously had to submit an application for coverage within a certain timeframe to be eligible for the program. Now, a CCC-860 form…
Potential for Continued Drought Impacts Despite Flood Emergency
…or didn’t plant, of any crop, in a drought like this. Fortunately, most farmers will have some sort of crop insurance to be able to bridge a year like this….
World’s First Agriculture-Focused Satellite Launches
…help prevent natural habitats from being diminished for crop growth and maintain biodiversity. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. World’s First Agriculture-Focused Satellite Launches https://youtu.be/lSRXacd8wU8 Sabrina…
Almond Update: Production Trends Could Bring Equilibrium to The Market
…However, despite those obstacles, the almond supply has still been moving at a rate to help put demand back in balance. “The 2020-21 crop year was remarkable not only on…
How the LandFlex Incentive Program Can Assist Dairy Farmers
…Raudabaugh. “They would then be paid to transition per acre, so if they wanted to transition away from that double cropping to simply wheat or cover crop – cover cropping…
Important Ag Provisions in the Omnibus Bill
…many notable items important to U.S. farmers and ranchers. The bill includes $3.7 billion in disaster funding for crop and livestock losses due to drought and other problems in 2022….
Week in Review: Groundwater Recharge in Orchards & Pros and Cons of Electric Tractors
Karun Samran of Bapu Farming Company has been recharging groundwater for several years and has seen great results with water usage and crop health. United Farm Workers (UFW) leadership laid…
Almond Update: Looking Forward to 2023 with Industry Optimism
…inflation, and costs of crop inputs, etcetera, those pendulums swing and then they swing back. I think we’ve had them swing an awful long way in one direction so I…