When a state legalizes a previously illegal crop to be grown and sold, there may be many questions from farmers and others that no one has quick answers to. Gary…
USDA Observes Kick Off of the International Year of Soils
…with the use of soil management systems that includes cover crops, conservation tillage and no-till and crop rotations. These systems reduce sediment loss from farms and ranches, buffer the effects…
Six Cold Nights do Little Damage to Citrus Crop
…California. Approximately 25% of the orange crop has been harvested. Mandarin tonnage was estimated to be 50 million 5 lb. cartons this year and approximately 70% of the crop remains…
Agri View: Blueberry Hill
Everett Griner talks about the 2014 blueberry crop may set a record in today’s Agri View. Blueberry Hill…
Valent Products Increasing Yield Quality
…of your crop this past year. Several of their products like ProGibb help growers get the maximum value out of their product. Bio-rational Specialist Jim Wargo says several of their…
As of January 1: Cold Weather Not Damaging to State’s Citrus
…entire crop is estimated at approximately 45 million cartons. A preliminary forecast by the CCM weather team for citrus production areas indicates a slightly warmer night tonight. Assuming that forecast…
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for January 2015
…in December. The interest rate for crop year commodity loans less than one year disbursed during January is 1.125 percent, unchanged from 1.125 percent in December. Interest rates for Farm…
Forecasted Cold Temps Fail to Materialize
…Approximately 75% of the tree crop remains on the tree. Over 16,000 wind machines are employed to protect the $1.6 billion Valley crop with the vast majority fueled by propane….
Pacific Region Poultry Report
California’s egg production during November totaled 360 million, down 15 million from October’s production and down 43 million from November 2013. The average number of layers during the month totaled…
Agri View: Nuts to You
Everett Griner talks about pecan crop looking good for 2014 in today’s Agri View. Nuts to You …
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals for 2015 Fertilizer Research and Education Grants
…fertilizers in agriculture. New this year is a call for integrating different aspects of nutrient management, including fertigation, irrigation, crop development and soil fertility into easy-to-use decision making tools and…
Immigration Reform and California Agriculture
There are more than 81,000 farms in California, making it the number-one state in agricultural production in the country, with more than $33 billion in revenue annually. That’s why farmers…
No Actions in Early 2015 Under the Feedstock Flexibility Program
…2015. CCC is required to announce quarterly estimates of sugar to be purchased for the Feedstock Flexibility Program based on crop and consumption forecasts. Federal law allows sugar processors to…
Doing Your Homework on New Soil
…knowing your soil before planting any crop. UC Davis Researcher Kevin Fort says with nematode problems in wine grapes it’s especially imperative for those producers. Fort said it’s worth getting…