Cold weather blanketed the Central Valley this weekend, but for local citrus growers sub-freezing temperatures are a welcomed change from the unseasonably warm December weather to-date. Temperatures ranged in the…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for December 16
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Farm City Newsday Podcast for December 15
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Greater Flexibility on Using Phosphorus from Manure
…on a working dairy farm this September and welcomes inquiries on its commercial potential. ARS is USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency. Read more about the research in the December…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for December 14
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Farm City Newsday Podcast for December 13
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CDFA Announces Vacancies
…the SEAC appointment should send a brief resume and state which vacancy you are interested by December 19, 2016 to: Anthony Herrera, Egg Quality Manager California Department of Food &…
Poinsettia Day
…you look, step, and shop. Monday, December 12th is National Poinsettia Day. The date marks the death of Joel Robert Poinsett, an American botanist, who in 18-28 discovered the beautiful…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Update
Proposed Reduction of the Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine Boundary – San Diego County Light Brown Apple Moth Effective December 9, 2016, the Department has reduced the San Diego County…
December Crop Production Report
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Office released the crop production forecast for November. The latest survey, which was conducted during the last week of November and the first week of December,…
USDA Prepares for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…will determine who receives a census of agriculture questionnaire next December. The census of agriculture, conducted every five years by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), is the only…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
Mark Hudson, USDA/NASS, Washington D.C. reported the December citrus crop forecast. California reported no changes in any category for December. Florida has no changes in non-Valencia or Valencia oranges. Grapefruit…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for December 08
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U.S. Trade Deficit Widening on Falling Soybean Exports
…shipments to China after a poor harvest in Argentina and Brazil. Meanwhile, exports of capital goods were the highest in October since December 2015. From the National Association of Farm…