…modeling to make impact quantifications accurate and locally specific but also scalable. Targeted farms produce value-added and direct-to-consumer specialty crops as well as the 19 most common row crops in…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 09-12-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. In today’s program, we hear about California’s watermelon crop, as well as an upcoming avocado irrigation…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 09-09-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today we hear about California’s avocado crop and child labor laws on the farm. Tune in…
USDA Says Farm Profits to Reach Near-Record High in 2022
…forecast to increase by $91.7 billion (21.2 percent) to $525.3 billion in 2022 in nominal dollars. Total crop receipts are forecast to increase by $36.4 billion (15.3 percent) from 2021…
Specialty Crop Priorities for 2023 Farm Bill
…for the specialty crop industry.” The overall specialty crop industry accounts for $64.7 billion in farm gate value and 30 percent of farm cash receipts for crops. SCFBA points out…
Week in Review: Federals See Drought Impacts in Person & Harvester Sanitation Considerations
…for harvester sanitation approaches. A total of 50 projects in California are being funded through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. A coalition of agricultural organizations highlighted the need for…
USDA Updates Crop Insurance Plans to Broaden Access
…in crop year 2023. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here. USDA Updates Crop Insurance Plans to Broaden Access Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an…
‘Very Pleased’ with Overall California Avocado Season
The 2022 California avocado season is wrapping up, with nearly 263 million pounds shipped through August 14. According to the California Avocado Commission (CAC), approximately 97 percent of the crop…
Weed Management Technology Survey Seeking Grower Feedback
…gauge grower demographics and interest and trying to figure out what we can do to work with industry and try and increase the adoption of non-herbicide techniques in cole crops…
Almond Update: Grant Supports Growers in Improving Pollinator Health
…land that isn’t as productive or that’s around an equipment yard that they can add hedgerows or conservation cover to. It also includes coverage of cover crops inside the orchard,”…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 08-31-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers heat illness prevention reminders, CDFA accepting proposals for the specialty crop block grant…
California Receives Nearly $24 Million in Specialty Crop Support
…California Department of Food and Agriculture. “USDA applauds California’s continued commitment to supporting our nation’s producers of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and nursery crops through the Specialty Crop Block Grant…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 08-29-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers using tech innovation to help fine-tune spray applications, verticillium inoculum proving resilient in…
U.S. Interior Secretary Sees California Drought Impacts Firsthand
…an almond orchard, seeing what the California drought impacts look like on the ground. Kevin Herman of The Specialty Crop Company and past California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) Chairman hosted…