…a record crop of 785,000 tons, a 20 percent gain over the 2019 crop. The California Walnut Board (CWB) and Commission (CWC) promoted walnuts through marketing campaigns that increased sales,…
Almond Matters: Staying Ahead of Problems with Preemergence Programs
…money. “It just helps the grower get the crop off to a very solid start in the spring where the weeds are controlled and they’re not competing with the crop…
New Micro Farm Policy Available from USDA
…RMA recently made improvements to WFRP as part of a broader set of new policies and expanded policies to assist specialty crop and organic producers. More Information Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 11-30-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show highlights Fresno County’s impressive crop report making it the number-one agricultural producing county in…
Coordinated Efforts to Address NOW Damage Across Crops
Industry members are making a coordinated effort to address navel orangeworm issues across crop types. President of American Pistachio Growers, Richard Matoian explained that cooperation between commodity groups will be…
Agronomic Minute: Planning for Early Weed Pressures
…growers have encountered over the previous year. UPL Technical Service Lead for Specialty Crops Joe Vassios said that now is the time when producers have an opportunity to get ahead…
Almond Update: Being Thankful for Industry Resilience During Challenging Year
…a total COVID year that ended in July, we had the largest crop ever in 2020 by far. We had the largest shipments ever by far despite some of the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 11-23-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show highlights various investments made by USDA focused on bolstering the specialty crop industry and…
Promotable California Table Grape Volume Continues Through December
…2021 crop volume has been tracking close to that of 2020 for most of the season. The 2020 crop volume was 101.1 million 19-pound boxes with 20 million boxes shipped…
‘Good Surprise’ for Off-Year of Pistachio Production
…President Richard Matoian explained that production levels will be surpassing initial expectations. “We were expecting below a billion pounds since we hit a billion-pound crop last year in 2020. But…
California to Receive More Than $5.5 Million for Conservation Projects
…is a new cool-season grass cover crop which differs from traditional cover crops in that it is perennial with a decadal lifespan, and it is dormant in the summer. Decision…
Week in Review: Voluntary Agreement Talks Break Down, Ag Supports Infrastructure Bill
…sending ballots out for county committee elections for the Farm Service Agency. California producers will be benefitting from significant specialty crop investment made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The…
Easy to Grow Nutritious, Tasty, Vegetable
…from, such as Pole Beans, String Beans and Chinese Green Beans. All share in common a prolific crop of tasty and healthy green bean pods, ready to eat right off…
California Receives Significant Specialty Crop Investment
California producers will be benefitting from significant specialty crop investment made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Nearly $170 is being invested through USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program…