…mildew appeared in some fields. But experts say it was confined to a small area. Last year’s U.S. pumpkin harvest totaled 754 million pounds valued at $90 million, the smallest…
Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook
Slower Pace of Sugarbeet Harvest Results in Lower 2015/16 Sugar Production and Raised 2016/17 Production U.S. sugar production is projected to be 9.427 million short tons, raw value (STRV), a…
Informa Expects More Soybeans In 2017
…lowest level since 1970, right at 48.9 million acres. The company estimates wheat farmers will harvest 35.4 million acres in 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Critical European Grapevine Moth Safeguarding Milestone Recognized
European Grapevine Moth (Image courtesy of UCANR) The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and…
Global Wine Output Slipping to 20 Year Low
…that spoiled grape harvests in South America and adverse weather in French vineyards, resulting in one of the smallest vintages of the past 20 years. Bloomberg reports Wine volume may…
USDA Predicts Record California Almond Harvest
…the harvest to reach 2.05 billion pounds for the 2016-17 crop year. The harvest projection represents an eight percent increase from a year ago and a slight increase from the…
Florida Citrus Harvest Expected to Decline
…USDA expects the 2016-2017 season harvest to total 70 million boxes, compared to last season’s 81.6 million boxes. The forecast is less than half the 170 million boxes harvested in…
USDA China Office Expects Record Imports for Soybeans
…welcome news for U.S. soybean farmers as a recent USDA report forecasted another record soybean harvest for the current growing season. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Olive Production Shifts as Result of Mechanization
…and flavor qualities. What’s needed now is a commercial fabricator to build a harvester to specification and take it beyond the research level, he said. But harvesters don’t work well…
North Carolina Flooding Kills Thousands of Livestock
…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….