…questions regarding their financial and business conditions. The survey is conducted before planting, before harvest and just before the end of the year. Results above a rating of 100 indicate…
National Farm Safety Week
Cathy Isom has a Farm Safety Week reminder for farmers and their families to make sure this Fall’s Harvest season will go off without a hitch. That’s coming up on…
Demand for Hay Depends on Level of its Quality
…quality. Growers get better quality if they harvest their crop at 25 rather than 35 days, Putnam said. The tradeoff is that the 25-day crop is about 20 percent lower…
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
…A benefit of antibiotic products is that they are applied well in advance of harvest and result in zero residues present on the olives at time of harvest. Both of…
New Markets Sought for Walnut Sector
…term. Walnut marketers say they’re expanding their efforts to find new customers for the crop. Harvest has started for early walnut varieties. Peter Jelavich of Hawn Ranch Co., who began…
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China
…and corn in major producing provinces during the harvest season. Through this program, China has maintained domestic prices at levels above world market levels since 2012, influencing domestic production decisions…
Agri View: Corn and the Market
…growers planted ninety three million acres of corn this year. Harvest is now on the way and when it is over we should have about the same size crop we…
September Crop Production Report
…below last year. Harvest is expected to begin in October. Cotton Upland cotton production in California is forecast at 260 thousand bales, up 58 percent from the 2015 crop. Harvested…
Russia to Become Top Wheat Exporter in 2016-2017
…expecting record yields during harvest. Russia is expecting its biggest wheat harvest in history despite having a much lower number of acres devoted to the crop than it has since…
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…law allows sugar processors to obtain loans from USDA with maturities of up to nine months when the sugarcane or sugar beet harvest begins. Upon loan maturity, the sugar processor…
Ag Economy Barometer Lower in August
…The USDA forecast of another record harvest led to worries of increasing carryover stocks in both crops and the lowest corn prices in a decade. Tighter cash flow margins are…
Agri View: Labor Program
…is the only Federal program that enables a farmer to hire foreign field workers with experience to harvest fruit and vegetable crops on an effective schedule. And it isn’t working….
Walnut Objective Measurement Report
…to harvest, which is expected to begin in early September. The 2016 Walnut O.M. Survey utilized a total of 729 blocks with two sample trees per block. Survey data indicated…
Fruits & Nuts Review
…completed by mid-month. The avocado harvest continued despite heat causing some fruit to drop. Fig growers continued preparations for harvest of a second crop. Wine grapes in the Central Valley…