…seeds have been sown, and are beginning to show signs of a promising harvest, it will be time to start planning and seeding those summer garden favorites. I’m Cathy Isom……
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…water in the individual grapes. You need to stress the vines in exactly the right way to get a quality harvest, but not so little that the vines die.” The…
Agri View: Hard Choices
…are parts of our country where labor shortages have had an impact on harvesting. Now, as planting season approaches, farmers are, in some places, are already trying to line up…
Landowner Wins Case against Army Corps
…property. The Corps had claimed a piece of property owned by Hawkes Company, and used by Hawkes to harvest peat, was a “waters of the United States” which requires a…
Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…only about one-fifth the harvest as produced in the United States. Millions of hungry, poor people don’t have the hundred years it would take to repeat what conventional breeding did…
CDFA Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…8th (4:30 – 6:30 p.m.) Silver Dollar Fair (Harvest Hall) 2357 Fair Street Chico, CA 95928 Tulare (World Ag Expo) – Thursday, February 16th (Noon – 3:00 p.m.) . International…
Western Growers Supports Perdue Nomination
…industries that rely on foreign workers in that our labor needs cannot be met by domestic workers. Foreign hands will harvest our crops, either here or abroad. It is our…
Almond Board: Navel Orangeworm Predictor
…nuts Monitoring of NOW populations and timing of adult NOW moth flights In-season control of NOW with insecticides or biological control agents Prompt harvest before a third generation of NOW…
California Avocados See Good 2016
The California Avocado Commission (CAC) is forecasting excellent quality and demand for 2017. 2016 saw some near-record numbers for California avocados. The CAC reported that last year’s harvest was above…
Rains Don’t Damper Citrus Harvest
California received an uncommon amount of precipitation the first half of January, and more is expected. Citrus leaders said the rain hasn’t put a damper on harvest, and this season…
January Crop Production Report
…2017, included the commodities: Cotton – American Pima production is estimated at 490 thousand bales for 2016, up 36 percent from 2015. Harvested acreage is estimated at 154 thousand acres….
Minimum Wage, Truck Exemption Among New Laws
…beyond, so that they minimize the risk of underpayment claims. “The change of the threshold for most employers will occur as a result of ramping up seasonally for pruning, harvest…
Corn, Soybean Production Up in 2016
…billion bushels, up 11 percent from 2015. Corn yield in the U.S. is estimated at 174.6 bushels per acre, 6.2 bushels above last year’s average yield. Area harvested, at 86.7…
Food Safety Rules Challenge Farmers on Several Fronts
…kit that will include a detailed checklist that works the way a farmer would—from pre-harvest to post-harvest—and focuses on water, worker training, sanitation and wildlife. “It’s also going to be…