…year, down about 60,000 acres from last year, according to the California Rice Commission. The current acreage represents the least amount of rice planted since 1991, when the state had…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…dried fruit, nuts, dairy products, beef, fish, poultry products, including eggs, as well as dried beans, rice and specified processed products such as vegetable oil, olive oil, soup, bread, pasta,…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
…at 1,499 pounds per acre. Rice – All rice production in California for 2015 is forecast at 34.1 million cwt., down 8 percent from the previous year. The yield forecast…
For Atwater FFA Students, It’s a Year Round Program
…Courtney Walsh, Emma Reyes, Erica Perez, Hayley Birmingham, Jennifer Montoya, Juan Hurtado, Kati Ries, Odalys DeLaTorre, (goats) Amanda Skidmore, Aurora Rice, Bailey Weimer, Blake Brigham, Breanna McCartney, Briana Diaz, Chrissy…
Rice Price Estimates Moved by Long-Grains
USDA’s latest “all rice” price estimate is up forty cents from the previous month. Here’s why. Rice Price Estimates Moved by Long-Grains…
Crop Insurance Options for Fruit and Nut Producers
…is in addition to the alfalfa seed, canola, cultivated wild rice, dry peas, forage production, grass seed, mint, oats, onions, and rye that were recently made available for 2016 as…
The California Kitchen: Zante Currants (Champagne Grape) Risotto
…Rosemary 2 Cup Arborio Rice 1 Oz Shallots 1 Cup White Wine 1 Clove of Garlic Minced 1 Qt Chicken Stock TT 1 Cup Zante Current Grapes 2 Cup Cream…
Stallman Announces Departure in January
…influential general farm organization. Stallman, a cattle and rice producer from Columbus, Texas, is the 11th president during AFBF’s almost 97-year history. “It has been a tremendous honor to serve…
USDA Opens Enrollment Period for Agriculture Risk Coverage
…rice (which includes short grain and sweet rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity. The 2014 Farm Bill builds on…
Crop Management
Everett Griner talks about southern farmers now looking at rice in today’s Agri View. Crop Management…
House Votes To Repeal ‘COOL,’ Senate Urged To Follow
…it remains to be seen on which U.S. products Canada and Mexico place tariffs, a preliminary Canadian retaliation list included fresh pork and beef, bakery goods, rice, apples, wine, maple…
California Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
…a decade – including CSA, dairy, rice, vegetable and tree crop farmers, as well as cattle ranchers.” “The Leopold Conservation Award recognizes unique yet replicable strategies a farmer or rancher…
How Changes In U.S. Rice Situation Impact Price
…the World Agricultural Outlook Board talks about the net result with all of the small changes in the U.S. rice balance sheet. How Changes In U.S. Rice Situation Impact Price…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…of crop choices. You’ll read that farmers insist on growing “water guzzling” crops. Right now, almonds and rice seem to be singled out, but other crops get slapped with the…