…bad news for livestock farmers. Crop farmers lost millions of dollars in crops for the second year in a row. Ten straight days of rains in 2015 ruined the harvest…
Agri View: Top Tree Nuts
…four years, pecan production, harvest, sales and exports are nudging their way into the tree nut realm. The whole world is learning that they have flavor, texture and taste that…
Pacific Region October Crop Production Report
…153 thousand acres, the resulting yield is 1,518 pounds per acre. At of the beginning of October, cotton fields were in the final stages of harvest preparation. Oranges – The…
Demand for Brussels sprouts is booming
…said of his crop. “We started harvesting by hand in July; that’s just now winding up as we’re moving into the machine harvest part. Quality’s been excellent. It was a…
National Farmer’s Day
…as it is near the end of the harvest. Many farmers will be able to take a rest from their hard labor to join in the celebration of this holiday….
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…production,” Navarro said. Strawberry harvest in his neighborhood gets going in March or April and runs through November, weather permitting. The heat wave would have been more damaging for growers…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…by mid-month. The pomegranate harvest began. By mid-month, side dressing and pruning of harvested stone fruit orchards had begun and was ongoing. The avocado harvest wrapped up in Santa Barbara…
Support for Rural Cooperative Businesses and Organizations
…In Fiscal Year 2015, Oregon’s Community and Shelter Assistance Corporation received a $200,000 RCDG grant to provide technical assistance and training to seven manufactured housing cooperatives. The funds helped owners…
National Farm to School Month
…to farm visits and school garden harvest parties, schools, early care and education sites, farms, communities and organizations throughout the nation are catching on to the farm to school movement….
Banking Group Supports Bill Offering Tax Relief for Rural Lending
…mortgage and appraisal regulations are driving lenders out of rural mortgage lending, curtailing access to credit, and threatening the rural housing market. The bill, H.R. 6260, was referred to the…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…enCompass DBA Bethany Housing Ministries, Muskegon, Mich., $35,000 Youthprise – Minneapolis, Minn., $400,000 Youth Farm and Market Project – Minneapolis, Minn., $301,766 The Food Group Minnesota, New Hope, Minn., $349,221…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation Tools
Post-harvest irrigation for almond growers starts the success of next year’s crop. Senior Manager of Irrigation and Water Efficacy for the Almond Board, Spenser Cooper, tells us why it’s so…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…Another SCRI grant helped a research team led by the University of Georgia to develop an advanced sensor system to help harvest and process blueberries at high-speed with low loss….
Citrus Crop Forecast Live Coverage Wednesday, October 12
…he sees as Italian bamboo farmers expect their first partial harvest next spring. For more information from an OnlyMoso representative local to Florida’s citrus region, contact Debbi Fultz at 877-204-5680,…