Harvest time means growers are thinking about ways to reduce dust. The Fresno State farm, which is in the middle of town, has many neighbors to consider. Using All Techniques…
Seed to Table
…space (perfect for container gardening), and with that, a grower can be eating in just over a month. From there, simply harvest the outer leaves, and let the plant keep…
Seafood Monitoring Rule Heads to White House for Review
…on harvest, landing and chain of custody of fish would be entered into a system already maintained by the federal government. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Overachieving Garden
…Ours. Overachieving Vegetable Garden How to Make the Most of Your Over-Abundant Garden Harvest by Jonathon Engels, We should all be so lucky as to have an over-abundance of produce…
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
…still early in the harvest season, Yolo County farmer Bruce Rominger, who started harvest last week, says his crop so far “looks about average—not that great, but not horrible.” Similar…
Ag Labor and Border Security Require Balanced Approach
…are harder to come by with each harvest season. And, without an efficient and legal way for a dependable supply of farm workers to enter the country, more U.S. crops…
Shade Plants
…the harvest. Survives in part shade, thrives in part sun. Currants and Gooseberries – USDA Zones 3-8 The wild relatives of most berry crops originated on the forest floor, though…
Agri View: Bad Weather
…the Plains, lingering heat has been relegated to southern and western Texas. Elsewhere, scattered showers and thunderstorms accompany below-normal temperatures. The rain is slowing the winter wheat harvest, especially in…
Farm Labor Shortage Vexes Farmers
A new video produced by the American Farm Bureau Federation shines a spotlight on the frustrations of the nation’s farmers in finding workers to harvest their crops. While the video…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
Harvesting the California avocado crop and moving the fruit to market has become increasingly difficult, growers say, citing challenges of soaring water, land and labor costs. Add the twists and…
Funding for Farmworker Housing
…fields, day-in and day-out, to grow and harvest the food we eat,” Vilsack said. “Since 2009, USDA has invested $268 million to build or repair more than 2,000 affordable homes…
IndexBox Marketing: Orange Market In Crisis
…orange juice, and the U.S. products are demanded mainly domestically. The industry impact of a decrease in orange harvest in these countries is analyzed below. While approximately 75% of all…
New Olive Growing Cost Studies
…and hand harvesting methods. The companion study estimates the costs for establishing and producing olives for oil under super-high-density planting (726 trees per acre) using mechanical pruning and harvest. The…
Mid-Year Field Crop and Acreage Production
Barley: California’s barley harvested acreage is forecast at 30 thousand, is up 20 percent increase from last year. Nationally, Harvested acres at 2.58 million acres, is down 17 percent from…