…areas of California, impacting chill conditions for agricultural production. Foggy conditions affect chill accumulation by shrouding trees from direct sunlight. Trees will not intercept as much solar radiation through a…
Rural Job Growth Shifting to High-Skill Workers
…rural production toward industries that employ higher shares of high-skill workers. Consistent with this shift, the percent of rural college-educated workers increased from 21.5 percent in 2012 to 23.8 percent…
Cover Crops Prove Valuable During Recent Storms
…the crop cropping system in their avocados played an important role in keeping flood damage to a minimum. Courtesy: Chris Sayer “The cover crop at our Ventura ranch has really…
Disaster Assistance Bolstered with Latest FSA Announcement
…the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). Producers previously had to submit an application for coverage within a certain timeframe to be eligible for the program. Now, a CCC-860 form…
Week in Review: Simultaneous Drought & Flood Emergencies, More Funding for Sites Project
…initiative and help find solutions to production challenges. John Deere has signed a memorandum of understanding with the American Farm Bureau Federation that addresses the right to repair equipment. Get…
Farm Bureau Names 2023 Farm Dog of the Year
…fiber production. Learn more about the American Farm Bureau Federation: https://www.fb.org/ Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Farm Bureau Names 2023 Farm Dog of the Year…
Potential for Continued Drought Impacts Despite Flood Emergency
…or didn’t plant, of any crop, in a drought like this. Fortunately, most farmers will have some sort of crop insurance to be able to bridge a year like this….
USDA Providing Additional Farmer Support Through a Variety of Programs
…approach to emergency assistance, by lowering input costs through investments in domestic fertilizer production, and by promoting competition in agricultural markets.” The Fertilizer Production Expansion Program is one of the…
World’s First Agriculture-Focused Satellite Launches
…help prevent natural habitats from being diminished for crop growth and maintain biodiversity. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. World’s First Agriculture-Focused Satellite Launches https://youtu.be/lSRXacd8wU8 Sabrina…
Collaboration Critical for Advancing the Raisin Industry
…to take initiative and help find solutions to production challenges. “At the end of the day, I don’t feel comfortable just sitting here as a grower and saying, ‘Well gosh,…
Almond Update: Production Trends Could Bring Equilibrium to The Market
Several almond production trends were highlighted during last month’s Almond Conference in Sacramento. Slowing increases in bearing acreage over the past several years was highlighted by various reports. More detailed…
Baby Formula Imports Face Tariffs Again in 2023
…infections. Responding to the crisis, American health regulators relaxed import policies, and President Biden invoked the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to rebuild lagging supplies. Congress made the tariff waivers…
VofV: Farm from a Box’s Brandi DeCarli on Creating Local Food Access Through Entrepreneurship
…works for re-anchoring localized food production directly into the fabric of our communities,” DeCarli said. Her goal is clear: “[To] use clean technology to really increase and strengthen localized food…
How the LandFlex Incentive Program Can Assist Dairy Farmers
…Raudabaugh. “They would then be paid to transition per acre, so if they wanted to transition away from that double cropping to simply wheat or cover crop – cover cropping…