…Almond Board of California Conference in December and showed growers how some soils can be a challenge to sample. Salinity Management in Fine Textured Soils From the Almond Doctor: Starting…
Agri View: Drone Rules
…Registration Effective December 21, 2015, anyone who owns a small unmanned aircraft of a certain weight must register with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) registry before they…
Agri View: Pecan Crop
…until the first hard freeze of winter. This first freeze kills off the green protective shuck around the nut itself causing it to open and expose the pecans inside. It…
Haynet
Haynet, the free service connecting Livestock producers and farmers impacted by recent natural disasters. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This Land of Ours – Haynet December’s Goliath…
Agri View: China Relations
…of demand in China are changing. One of the Chinese leadership’s most visible reform efforts is a crackdown on corruption and waste that began with a decree issued in December…
Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December
The latest USDA Agricultural Prices Report shows lower prices as a whole for producers, and particularly for livestock, poultry, and egg farmers. Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December …
State Water Project Allocation Boosted
…as announced in December, to 15 percent. “Our modest increase underscores the fact that we still have a critical water shortage after four-plus years of drought that we don’t know…
2015 Warmest Year By Far
…From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): The January–December map of temperature anomalies shows that warmer-than-average temperatures occurred across the vast majority of the globe during 2015, combining to…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…citrus grower and general manager of Orange Cove-Sanger Citrus Association. He said he expects citrus harvest will continue into May. “We got through the December cold spell pretty well, but…
Peanut Butter and Caffeine
…of caffeine in its peanut butter product. On Tuesday December 15, 2015 the FDA sent a letter to the company, STEEM Peanut Butter, Inc., requesting they provide us with information…
Agri View: Avian Flu Recovery
Everett Griner talks about H5N2 avian flu losses in recovery in today’s Agri View. Avian Flu Recovery From: USDA.gov Avian Influenza Since December 2014, USDA has confirmed several cases of…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
…reservoirs currently hold between 22 percent (New Melones) and 53 percent (Don Pedro) of their historical averages in late December. Storage in Lake Shasta, California’s largest surface reservoir, is 51…
Snowpack Totals And California Drought
…see drought relief. The regional censors say that as of December 29, the northern Sierras are at 110 percent of normal to date, central Sierras are at 119 percent and…
San Joaquin Valley Citrus Growers Dodge Another Cold Night
Once again the forecast called for a hard freeze across the San Joaquin Valley Saturday night that, fortunately, did not materialize. Temperatures across the San Joaquin Valley were manageable, ranging…