One agricultural retailer says if farmers adopt soil health practices being pushed by the USDA and others, it would open new sales opportunities for makers of fertilizers and other inputs….
Western View: The Bakersfield Sound
…contribution to music. It’s the sausage gravy on biscuits in the morning – life just wouldn’t be right if it wasn’t there. I’m Len Wilcox, and that’s the Western View…
FSA County Committee Election Results
…Dale are invaluable contributors to the County Committee and its process. Congratulations to New Electee Guy Allard. Guy was elected to represent farmers from LAA #3 which covers the Western…
USDA Observes Kick Off of the International Year of Soils
…population, a shrinking agricultural land base, climate change and extreme weather events, the nations of the world are focusing their collective attention to the primary resource essential to food production-the…
Six Cold Nights do Little Damage to Citrus Crop
…protecting the citrus crop over the past six nights. Based on California agricultural statistics for the 2013-14 season, the California citrus industry represents $2.4 billion in value with another $1.75…
As of January 1: Cold Weather Not Damaging to State’s Citrus
…an opportunity to reduce expense as they prepared for the 14/15 winter nevertheless it is estimated that almost $5 million in fuel cost was incurred. Based on California agricultural statistics…
Western View: Your Phone is Your Partner
…Newsday podcast. It’s going to be a busy year, checking all these things out. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the western view from AgNet West. Theres an App for that…
Medfly Infestation Triggers Quarantine In Riverside County
…and nine larvae were detected between December 10 and 30th. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture…
Forecasted Cold Temps Fail to Materialize
…December, 2013 with eight consecutive nights of critical temperatures and prior to that January, 2007 the industry experienced significant losses. Citrus Mutual is a voluntary membership trade association consisting of…
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals for 2015 Fertilizer Research and Education Grants
…technologies to increase crop nitrogen fertilizer uptake; reduce nitrogen movement off irrigated agricultural lands, including nitrate leaching below the root zone; and minimize nitrous oxide emissions from nitrogen fertilizers. Applicants…
Immigration Reform and California Agriculture
There are more than 81,000 farms in California, making it the number-one state in agricultural production in the country, with more than $33 billion in revenue annually. That’s why farmers…
Western View: UC Pheromone Study
Len Wilcox tells us about a University of California pheromone study and its uses for fighting agricultural pests. UC Pheromone Study Hear the Western View every Wednesday during Farm City…
No Actions in Early 2015 Under the Feedstock Flexibility Program
…2015. CCC is required to announce quarterly estimates of sugar to be purchased for the Feedstock Flexibility Program based on crop and consumption forecasts. Federal law allows sugar processors to…
FSA Announces New Yield Data for Safety Net Calculations
…the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. The new programs, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, are cornerstones of the commodity farm safety, offering farmers protection…