…decrease. Employing proper orchard management practices such as dust control and sanitation can reduce the occurrence of the disease. Fruit that has been infected can also be gently shaken from…
Ag Exports Key to Trump NAFTA Deficit Strategy
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts says agricultural exports are key to achieving President Donald Trump’s plan for reducing the trade deficit with NAFTA members. The White House says more…
California Labor Shortages Detailed in Survey
…mechanization in response to the labor constraints. Farmers also reported planting fewer acres, or simply leaving some crops unharvested. Other respondents noted changing crops or reducing cultivations activities like pruning…
US Forest Service Actively Involved in California Wildfire Response
…to keep dozens of new fires small and of shorter duration, limiting damage and reducing costs and exposure to firefighters and the public. The public is encouraged to continue following…
Governors Write Trump Regarding RFS
…to keep his campaign promises to rural America to support the RFS. The Environmental Protection Agency recently released a request for additional comments on reducing previously finalized volumes required by…
EPA Announced Dicamba Label Changes
…will be allowed to spray dicamba. The EPA also is reducing the maximum wind speed and the hours during each day when dicamba may be sprayed and will require farmers…
Picking the Perfect Halloween Pumpkin
…of your pumpkin reducing its shelf life. If it’s carved and you’re wanting to set it outside for display, use a piece of newspaper or cardboard as a buffer between…
Perdue on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
…on family farms or reducing the time and expense involved in merely complying with the onerous tax code. But others help agriculture in less obvious ways, as in easing the…
Clean with Natural Cleaning Ingredients
…or under sink storage is probably full of cleaning products. Most of which are not being used. Just collecting dust. Say goodbye to those and save yourself a handful of…
USDA Invests in 48 Projects in Local Watersheds
…has made much progress in reducing damages caused by flooding, sedimentation, and erosion in watersheds nationwide because of our proactive approach to program implementation once we obtain Congressional funding.” NRCS…
Spot Fumigation Could Cut Costs and More
…of the orchard, to a tree spot which is around 20 to 30 percent of the orchard depending on tree spacing,” said Doll. Reducing the amount of material needed will…
Kiwifruit Supplies Cause Jump in Price
…in April, which was followed up by a summer of high temperatures reducing fruit size and volume. Italy’s overall production is estimated to be down between 25 and 30 percent….
Broomrape Concerns California Tomato Industry
…four months ago which resulted in a quarantine and decontamination of the field with a crop duster. “Our broomrape problem appears to be very isolated and limited. We hope to…
NOW Damage Bigger Issue Than Growers Think
…reducing their overall numbers. Another issue relates to the reports coming from processors regarding the percent of NOW damage. When growers get the report back from processors indicating some degree…