The Fresno County Board of Supervisors were presented with the Fresno County Department of Agriculture’s 2016 Crop and Livestock Report, which illustrated a decline of 7.23% percent from 2015. Overall…
Impending Avocado Production Uptick Due to Drought Impacts
…of drought conditions. “What we are seeing is a combination of things. The drought sort of moved a lot of people who have large, old trees that really weren’t all…
Cattle Loss Limited from Montana Wildfires
…in March. The latest drought monitor shows almost 12 percent of Montana is listed under the most extreme category of drought. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
New Drought Monitor Shows Both Improvements and Declines
The new Drought Monitor shows both vast declines and huge improvements in conditions across several parts of the country. Oklahoma is one state showing improvement. Oklahoma was 60 percent drought-free…
Agri View: Drought and Farming
Everett Griner talks about drought and farming in the United States in today’s Agri View. Drought and Farming Now, everybody knows what a drought is. It is something that affects…
Farm Labor Shortage May Drive Produce Prices Higher
…the end of a serious drought this spring, a serious labor shortage is becoming another issue to deal with. California is where the bulk of the nation’s produce is grown…
August USDA WASDE Report Released
…and other spring wheat indicated a significant decline compared to last year, primarily due to continued severe drought conditions affecting the Northern Plains. Partially offsetting this decrease is higher winter…
Dairy Producers Needed for Sorghum Research
…goal of the project is to look at the viability of sorghum for California when we’re in these drought type situations,” Heguy stated. During the first year of the project,…
Farmers Indicate Higher Outlook on Farm Economy
…early summer market activity. Wheat futures prices, driven by drought conditions in the Northern Great Plains, have been the most active, but uncertainty about the corn and soybean growing seasons…
Drought Expands Across the U.S.
…saw the most severe level of drought, called exceptional drought, grow by 10 points in a week. 12 percent of the state is in exceptional drought and 24 percent is…
Critical Agricultural Water Resources Issues Funded
…resources issues such as drought, excess soil moisture, flooding, quality and quantity, and other water issues within an agricultural context. Grants announced are listed by description and state. Water for…
Conaway, Rouzer Praise U.S.-China Beef Agreement
…beef industry. Well, that ‘great opportunity’ becomes a one step closer to reality for cattle producers across the country, hopefully bringing an end to a 13-year drought on beef exports…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…Board provision in the 2014 Farm Bill. An award to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will identify drought-resistant peanut cultivars to help peanut growers in Virginia and North Carolina….
California Processing Tomato Report
…five years of drought, California experienced a wet winter and spring with precipitation ranging between 200% of normal in northern California and 150% of normal in Southern California. The wet…