…has the most acreage with mechanical harvesting, at 33,399, that acreage only represents 29 percent of the Fresno County raisin-type grape acreage. Kern and Madera County growers harvest 17 and…
Robotic Apple Picker a labor Solution for Orchards
…to have the product ready in time for the 2018 harvest. The company has spent the last few years working on the prototype machines that use a robotic arm and…
U.S. on Path to Sustainable Commercial Fishing Waters
…harvest and imports. Seafood imports were also lower in 2015 — $1.4 billion less than in 2014. Saltwater angling generated $63 billion in sales across the economy in 2015, up…
Agri View: Migrant Labor Shortage
…come here legally are woefully inadequate. Most of the crops harvested now are done by illegal migrant farm workers. I live in a major vegetable producing area. Without migrants, most…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…prevented planting. Trying to plant after June 1 is considered risky because it pushes harvest into the rainy fall season, which could hurt yield and quality if the crop gets…
USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available to Support Food Safety Outreach Program
…limited to, addressing knowledge and resource gaps for the target audience in the areas of pre- and post-harvest water testing and sampling, soil amendments, and developing supply chain programs and/or…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…farm accounts for decades helping protect worker safety and control risk management concerns at agribusinesses throughout Tulare County. Taylor and Williams have been involved with hosting nut and cotton harvest…
Increased Blueberry Volumes from Naturipe
…at retail. With earlier harvests this year, “We are now seeing optimal quality and production from Florida & Georgia,” says Mario Flores, Director of Blueberry Product Management. “Northern Florida and…
Bee “Bed and Breakfast” Gets Helping Hand from Science
…from one acre of nesting bed pollinate 100 or more acres of alfalfa resulting in a harvest of about 100,000 pounds of seed, notes Jim Cane, an entomologist with USDA’s…
Grassley Bill Would Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock
…and efficient marketplace is one where packers that control all harvest capacity do not also own a majority of the animals to be processed,” Grassley said. “We need a competitive…
Egg-Citing News – Food Prices Down for Easter
…of retail food price trends in 1989. The series includes a spring picnic survey, summer cookout survey, fall harvest survey and Thanksgiving dinner cost survey. According to USDA, Americans spend…
Ag Confidence Grows as Latest DTN/PF Survey Suggests Strong Future
…at 119.3. The next Ag Confidence Index will be conducted just before harvest in late summer. For more on the DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture/Agribusiness Confidence Index, visit DTNPF.com. Follow DTN/The…
March FAO Food Price Index Slips
…generally weaker, following improved weather conditions in major producing regions. Maize values also fell, mostly on large supplies from recently harvested crops in South America, which intensified export competition in…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…for many producers in the Southeast region who suffered through extensive rains during the 2015 and 2016 harvest seasons. Another crop insurance component – important in the Southwest region and…