…has declined, the birds have established large nesting colonies in triticale, the plant that dairymen feed their cows. Unfortunately, harvest season coincides with the birds’ nesting season. When these fields…
Silicon Valley Bank Foresees Breakout Year Ahead for U.S. Fine Wine Business
…Key findings and predictions: • Supply: SVB expects to see the third consecutive harvest of heavy yield and great quality across most appellations. • Sales Growth: After finishing the year…
Port Slowdowns are Affecting Farm Shipments
…in Kern County, said he has had to slow his harvest. Normally this time of year he would be moving 15 loads a week to Australia, but he’s moving only…
Pacific Regional Crop Production Report
…at 56,000 acres. The yield calculates to 2,014 pounds per acre. As of January, cotton harvest was finished. Harvested fields were shredded and disked. Oranges – The 2014 – 2015…
No Actions in Early 2015 Under the Feedstock Flexibility Program
…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 may repay the loan in…
State Wheat Production May Jump in 2015
…on water usage, she noted, and allows farmers the flexibility to harvest it early for hay or silage, or grow it all the way to grain, depending on how much…
Celebrating Our Nation’s Agricultural Abundance this Thanksgiving
Weekly column from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Vilsack Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest and the abundance of food we are able to share with our friends and family….
Thankful For What’s On Our Table
…a part of that effort. It takes a lot of hands to bring a crop to harvest, starting with the ranchers, farmers and farmworkers themselves. It has been heartening in…
Silicon Valley Needs Farmers Too – Farm to Food Bank Month Spotlight
by Kathy Jackson, CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is centered in one…
AFBF President on Obama’s Immigration Plan
…to harvest everything they grow. This order will not change that. “Farmers and ranchers need a new, flexible visa program that ensures long-term access to an expanding workforce by allowing…
For Veterans Day – An Encore Presentation from the Growing California Video Series
In honor of Veterans Day tomorrow, CDFA presents an encore presentation of “From Service to Harvest,” a story from the Growing California video series of veterans turning to farming after…
Almond Board: Importance of Fall Monitoring
The harvest may be over, but almond growers still need to head out to the orchard for another check for pests. Sabrina Hill has more. Almond Update: Fall orchard management…
County Rules Help to Reduce Theft of Walnuts
…numbers will not be available until after the harvest is completed. Most growers and handlers now say the crop will likely not reach the earlier projection. Last year, the crop…
Looking ahead – December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…to not only recognize the great work that is occurring on an ongoing basis – Ag Against Hunger, Hidden Harvest, Young Farmers and Ranchers, and Farm to Family – but…