…just been such a struggle finishing these crops too with the late stuff that likes a little more sunlight and heat because of the smoke cover we’ve had in the…
GAO Report Details How Trade Aid Payments Were Distributed
…an average of $31,733 each. Nearly $96 million in payments were received for California nonspecialty crops, while more than $221 million was received for specialty crops, dairy, and hogs. The…
Industry Groups Appreciate Increased Crop Coverage for Coronavirus Assistance
…range of farmers and ranchers in a wider range of circumstances.” Some industry groups have been particularly vocal about certain crops needing coverage under CFAP. The U.S. Department of Agriculture…
CFAP 2 Application Window Begins September 21
…decline. Sales commodities will include specialty crops, aquaculture, nursery crops, floriculture, and other commodities that are not included in the other two categories. The CFAP 2 will have the same…
Planting Now for Fresh Food on the Thanksgiving Table
…Shutterstock The key to planting a fall-winter garden is timing. As summer hits its peak and begins to wane, it’s time to begin the fall-winter garden. While some crops can…
Almond Update: Bee+ Scholarship Takes Risk Out Of Bee-Friendly Practices
…Farm’ logo in marketing efforts. ABC’s Chief Scientific Officer Josette Lewis said they hope to support the adoption of cover crops in the industry and make it easy for growers…
UCCE Continuing Education Seminars for September and October
University of California Cooperative Extension Sutter-Yuba-Colusa is holding a series of webinars in September and October to provide research updates on some of the major crops in the Sacramento Valley….
UC Cooperative Extension and Colusa RCD launch ‘Soil Health Connection’
…and without cover crops in an annual cropping system. In addition to the applied research and demonstration aspect, the project also aims to provide a platform for community outreach and…
California Crop Production to Be Impacted by Warming Temperatures
…compared those temperature ranges with the temperatures that crops can grow at and determined when the temperatures would be appropriate for the crops for enough months in a row for…
Producers Optimistic for Pumpkin Demand Heading into Fall
…this year. VP of Crops and Soils for Van Groningen and Sons, Bryan Van Groningen expressed optimism that the fast-approaching season for pumpkins will be a good one. “I believe…
Potato Varieties Showing Promise in Kern County Trials
…Trial. Kern County Vegetable Crops Advisor Jaspreet Sidhu explained some of the findings from the trial has interesting results. “Each variety is replicated four times just to minimize variation…we do…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Plant-Based Biopesticides and Concentration Complexities
…Specialist Dr. Raymond Cloyd studies those cases. These plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) help crops fight off pests by increasing the amounts of natural defenses. Cloyd said there are notable quirks about…
USDA Extends Free Meal Programs for Children Through End of Year
…on data estimations from USDA. The agency will continue to evaluate the programs to allow for recalculations of budgetary commitments. Congress has not authorized enough funding support to cover the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 09-01-20
…September 11, we talk with the FSA Administrator on how they determined eligible crops. Brian German has the details with some interesting results regarding carrot research in Kern County, and…