…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…
NPPC Opposes Proposed Animal Welfare Changes
…of organic food and agriculture, but they could be broadened to include regular livestock production methods. Another policy change NPPC opposes is in Massachusetts, where a livestock housing initiative backed…
Funding for Farmworker Housing
…program to help qualified organizations develop housing for farmworkers, make housing repairs, and provide household furnishings. Farmworker housing in Calistoga A total of $26 million was provided nationwide. The California…
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…
Consumers Backing Away from Higher-Priced, Cage-Free Eggs
…adding that cage-free sales are suffering. The changes have prompted some producers to delay or even cancel their orders for cage-free equipment from leading providers of cage-free housing. From…
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…
Third largest Hog Producer using Wheat in Feed
…like distillers’ dried grains. Wheat is normally too expensive to feed to animals, but record-setting yield reports as winter wheat harvest progresses has sent prices lower and made the grain…
Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook
…are mostly behind the expected production decline. Reduced supplies have helped boost early-season sweet cherry prices thus far. Peach harvesting is underway in the top three producing States—California, South Carolina,…