Mexican-American farm workers are hoeing between rows of potatoes on this large Central California farm. Credit: Richard Thornton / Shutterstock.com When ag labor costs rise, specialty crop growers are usually…
Almond Update: Lower Objective Measurement Not Necessarily Bad for Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the 2022 California Almond Objective Measurement Report. Projections for the 2022 crop are 11 percent lower than last year,…
MSOB: Considering Differences in Seaweed-Based Biostimulants
…sale of innovative biological products for crop protection, crop health and crop nutrition. Marrone Bio’s portfolio of 18 products helps a wide range of growers – from row crops and…
California Producers Describe Needs During Farm Bill Listening Session
…the value of crop insurance and disaster programs. Noting that only about 80 of the 400 commodities produced in California fit within a crop insurance program, Johansson stressed the need…
World Food Prices Fall in June
…raised its global production estimate to 2.79 billion tons, still six percent lower than in 2021. The cereal index dropped 4.1 percent from May but was still almost 28 percent…
Optimism for Managing Black Fig Fly in California
…in disaster for last year’s fig crop. “Fortunately, our fig planting is really a trial scale operation, so it didn’t really impact us at the bottom line. But within that…
Pace of Agricultural Land Loss Creates Cause for Concern
…every day in the U.S. between 2001 and 2016. In order to continue meeting the demand for food production, the authors of the report recommend a more comprehensive strategy for…
War in Ukraine Takes Increasing Toll in Food Inflation, Global Hunger
…things that come with that,” he said. Fast-forward three months, and the UN, WTO, IMF, and World Bank are calling for “urgent action” by world leaders to increase crop production…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 07-08-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the most recent California crop progress report, the proposed changes to the use…
USDA to Resurvey Some Planted Acreage
…collected data justifies any changes, NASS will publish updated acreage estimates in the crop production report on August 12. There were four million acres left to be planted of corn…
VofV: Hadley Date Gardens President and Western Growers Chair Albert Keck on the Future of Specialty Crops
…in farming and how his decades of experience in the industry leads him to believe that the future could be bright for specialty crops. “You want to talk about pessimism?…
Almond Matters: Pest Management Considerations at Hull Split
…Burkdoll. The increasing cost of production this year is a significant factor that growers are weighing in their pest management approaches. Prices for fuel and critical crop inputs have risen…
Wheat Growers List 2023 Farm Bill Priorities
…priorities on Capitol Hill. The priorities include: Protecting crop insurance to ensure growers have a strong and reliable safety net assists wheat growers when it’s needed during disasters. They also…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 07-06-22
…Commission of California estimating a smaller crop this year and the state’s investments in drought relief for small farmers. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…