…watch on water issue so it can keep growers informed, and help others understand the water issues the almond industry works with. Almond Board Specialist for Agricultural and Environmental Affairs…
Broiler Hatchery Report
…by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…enough water to keep their trees alive. In the prime citrus-growing region of Terra Bella, which is nestled just below the foothills in eastern Tulare County, growers face the harsh…
Weekly Crop Update
How are crops around California doing this week? Sabrina Hill checks in. Crop Update for Week of June 11 In fruit crops: Apple growers sprayed for coddling moths. Grape growers…
Tulare ACP Citrus Quarantine Expands, More Could Come
…that state. The University of Florida estimates the disease has tallied more than 6,600 lost jobs, $1.3 billion in lost revenue to growers and $3.6 billion in lost economic activity….
CA Citrus Could Go Back to China
…for California citrus growers. Sabrina Hill reports. California citrus could return to China The Chinese delegation will tour the state’s biggest citrus-producing areas, including the San Joaquin Valley and Ventura…
More Cling Peach Acreage Needed
California growers are getting an incentive to increase cling peach production. According to the California Farm Bureau, farmers who planted new cling peach orchards have the opportunity to get 20-year…
Cotton Producers to Examine Montana Agricultural Operations
…the NCC’s Member Services director, Memphis, Tenn.; and Richey Seaton, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, Perry. The tour, which was arranged by the Montana Grain Growers Association, will…
Stop Huanglongbing Before It Starts in CA Citrus
…psyllid, which can carry and spread Huanglongbing disease. He says growers and those working in the citrus groves need to take precautions to keep the psyllid at bay. Hill says…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…The BCTVCP would like to remind growers to treat any fallow fields and roadside host plants before disking or mowing, to prevent movement of beet leafhoppers into neighboring tomato fields….
Organizations Confirm Support for Biotech Wheat
…of Ontario • Grain Growers of Canada • Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association Australian signatories: • AgForce Queensland • Grain Growers Limited • Grain Producers Australia • Grain Producers SA…
Costa Announces $6.3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
…federal funding to help communities in California modernize their water infrastructure and more efficiently use scarce water resources. “San Joaquin Valley growers are national leaders in water conservation because they…
Almond Board: Sustainability Program Focus
…assessed crops. A number they feel represents the industry well and they are continuing to grow. Curtis Said that growers are sometimes surprised when they get involved in the program….
Time to End Trade Talks with Japan?
…the story. TPP Trade Talks with Japan Grassley sides with the National Pork Producers Council, National Association of Wheat Growers, USA Rice Federation and others in calling on the Obama…