Sabrina Hill checks in on cotton, alfalfa, and vegetable crops around the state. Click to open or download audio report. The cotton harvest is in full swing and the crop…
NASS Announces Changes to November Crop Production Report
…past years, the November Crop Production report will include: indicated area harvested, yield and production forecasts as of November 1 for corn for grain, cotton, rice, sorghum for grain, soybeans…
USDA Announces Cancellation and Postponement of Selected Reports Impacted by the Lapse in Federal Funding
…impacted by the lapse in federal funding. NASS’s Crop Production and Cotton Ginnings reports and the WAOB’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) scheduled for October 11th are canceled….
No WTO Cotton Payments to Brazil During Shutdown
The government has shut down payments to Brazil in the longstanding World Trade Organization cotton case. Julie McPeake has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Southern Cotton Growers Watch the Weather
In news from around the nation, cotton bolls are open across the South which has a watchful eye open for rain and wind. Susan Carter reports. Click to Open or…
California Agriculture Headlines for September 24
Today’s California agriculture headlines include information on a presentation on spinach in the Salinas Valley, Australia welcoming more California fruit, a field day for cotton growers, and a meeting for…
California Crop Update
…are also draining fields in preparation for harvest. Cotton boll opening is complete on more than half of the state’s acreage. Cotton conditions are down slightly due to hot and…
U.S. Cotton Crop Down
World cotton production prospects are higher than expected, but the forecast for the U.S. crop is down from last month. Susan Carter reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
California Ag Headlines for September 6
…Checking in with some of the other crops around the state: Cotton boll opening is about a third complete. And so far this year, cotton condition is 85% good to…
California Agriculture Headlines
…the loads never arrived where they were supposed to be. The fraudulent drivers appeared legit, but instead, they were thieves. California’s cotton crop continues to progress nicely, although growers have…
Tighter Cotton Markets
The world and U.S. cotton markets are going to be considerably tighter this next marketing year. Gary Crawford has this report. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Heat Affecting California Crops
…varieties are stressed and regreening is becoming more common in Valencia oranges all because of the heat. Meanwhile, the cotton crop is benefiting from the heat and is progressing well,…
Will AF36 Work in Almonds?
The biopesticide AF36 is currently used in cotton and pistachios, but will it work in almonds as well? Sabrina Hill speaks with a researcher who is working to answer that…
Cotton Production Down
Cotton production is down across the board both globally and domestically, mainly due to weather challenges. Susan Carter has more. Click to open or download audio report…