Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the most recent California crop progress and conditions report, the HLB quarantine update…
“Rock the Crop” Sweepstakes Deadline Approaching
…celebrate U.S. agriculture with its second annual Rock the Crop Concert Sweepstakes. U.S. farmers and ranchers must enter by July 25 for a chance to win a private, on-farm concert…
Initial Pistachio Crop Expectation Comes Down, Could Help Prices
…to be an “on” year for production, even after an abnormally large crop in 2021. If the 2022 crop hits the one-billion-pound mark, it would be the third consecutive year…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 07-19-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the declining pistachio crop expectation while shipments stand firm, mating disruption and early…
Popcorn’s Effects on Gut Microbiomes
…is working on evaluating the impact of many different crop varieties and food ingredients on the human gut microbiome, Dr. Holding’s healthy popcorn is the first such study to be…
Report Highlights Effects of Rising Labor Costs
Mexican-American farm workers are hoeing between rows of potatoes on this large Central California farm. Credit: Richard Thornton / Shutterstock.com When ag labor costs rise, specialty crop growers are usually…
Almond Update: Lower Objective Measurement Not Necessarily Bad for Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the 2022 California Almond Objective Measurement Report. Projections for the 2022 crop are 11 percent lower than last year,…
MSOB: Considering Differences in Seaweed-Based Biostimulants
…sale of innovative biological products for crop protection, crop health and crop nutrition. Marrone Bio’s portfolio of 18 products helps a wide range of growers – from row crops and…
California Producers Describe Needs During Farm Bill Listening Session
…the value of crop insurance and disaster programs. Noting that only about 80 of the 400 commodities produced in California fit within a crop insurance program, Johansson stressed the need…
Optimism for Managing Black Fig Fly in California
…in disaster for last year’s fig crop. “Fortunately, our fig planting is really a trial scale operation, so it didn’t really impact us at the bottom line. But within that…
War in Ukraine Takes Increasing Toll in Food Inflation, Global Hunger
…things that come with that,” he said. Fast-forward three months, and the UN, WTO, IMF, and World Bank are calling for “urgent action” by world leaders to increase crop production…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 07-08-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the most recent California crop progress report, the proposed changes to the use…
USDA to Resurvey Some Planted Acreage
…planted acreage, which could change the data. “USDA’s June 30 acreage report indicates that for the ’22-23 crop year, farmers planted 237.8 million acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton,”…
Almond Matters: Pest Management Considerations at Hull Split
…hull split can help growers get ahead of navel orangeworm problems. Coverage is also critical for getting the most efficacy out of any applied materials. Burkdoll noted that there are…