…and organic farms and offers perspectives on choices related to program participation. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) offered FCIP policies to 76 individual specialty crops in 2021. The “Specialty Crop…
Week in Review: Rain Creates Concerns for Raisins & Navel Orange Forecast Increases
…have developed nicely, the last heatwave in California may create some issues for the rest of the crop. As part of the continued effort to increase food safety, the U.S….
Latest Data Shows California Farm Receipts Increased in 2021
…Service. The top 10 agricultural commodities list for California is updated every September. A comprehensive report of ag statistics for the 2021 crop year will be made available in early…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 09-23-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the evaluation of non-herbicide weed management in cole and leafy green crops, the…
VofV: Genius Beehives with Dick Rogers, Entomologist at Bayer Crop Science
…out more at WGA.com. In this week’s episode of Voices of the Valley, Dick Rogers, Entomologist at Bayer Crop Science, discusses the need to meld nature and technology to create…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 09-19-22
…priorities for the specialty crop industry and how industry collaboration helped get imported grapefruit standards reinstated. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…
Navel Orange Forecast Up 19 Percent from Last Year
…million cartons, are estimated to come from the Central Valley. The forecast incorporates conventional, organic, and specialty varieties such as Cara Cara and Blood orange varieties. According to survey data,…
Heatwave Causes Concern for Later Season Pumpkins
VP of Crops and Soils at Van Groningen & Sons Incorporated, Bryan Van Groningen said there is a bit of concern for their later season pumpkins. While earlier season pumpkins…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 09-14-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers details on the Farm2Food Accelerator program for small farm businesses, the CA Crop…
USDA Announces Climate-Smart Partnership Projects
…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…