APRIL CROP COMMENTS – CALIFORNIA Stone fruit trees finished blooming and fruit development continued. Early variety apricot, nectarine, and peach harvests were underway. Cherry growers sprayed for worms as harvest…
2014 Winter Wheat Production Forecast
Wheat The 2014 Winter wheat production forecast is 480 thousand tons, down 41 percent from last year due to fewer acres planted by growers. Harvested acres are estimated at 200…
USDA Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program Sign-Up Begins
…for crops intended for 2012 harvest. “Most producers who suffered losses before Sept. 30, 2011, have already been compensated if they applied for SURE benefits for the 2011 crop year,”…
Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss New CDFA Water Program
…N Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Friday, April 18, 2014 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Stanislaus County Agricultural Center Harvest Hall, Room DE 3800 Cornucopia Way Modesto, CA 95358 More…
Change in Policy on Fumigant Puts Farmers in Bind
…of its limited availability, noting that he typically fumigates his sweet potato ground every other planting, rotating his ground into a grain crop for 18 months following harvest and won’t…
Drought Could Affect Food Prices This Year and Next
…and winter, when most strawberries are planted, it could affect what’s planted for next year’s harvest. Because California supplies nearly 90 percent of the nation’s strawberries, Jewell said it is…
Crop Progress Around the State
…Kiwi plantings were showing bud break. Navel orange, Murcott tangerine, grapefruit, lemon and Minneola tangelo harvests continued. Valencia orange harvest was underway in a few locations. Sampling for freeze damage…
CFBF: Farmers and Ranchers Make Record Donation of Food to ‘Harvest for All Program’
…annual Harvest for All program. About one third of the total food donated, or 11 million pounds, were collected by young farmers and ranchers in California. To read more about…
Center for Produce Safety Announces Call for Research Proposals
…partners sponsor research projects designed to fill basic knowledge gaps in specific areas of food safety practices for fruit, vegetable, and tree nut production, as well as harvest and post-harvest…
Center for Produce Safety Announces Call for Research Proposals
…sponsor research projects designed to fill basic knowledge gaps in specific areas of food safety practices for fruit, vegetable, and tree nut production, as well as harvest and post-harvest handling….
Almond Board: Winter Sanitation for NOW Control
…or removed. Nuts on the ground need to be destroyed before March 15. The ultimate goal is to have less than 2 percent damage from navel orangeworm at harvest time….
Weekly Crop Progress for 12-26-13
…were planted and irrigated. Tomato beds were established. Broccoli was sprayed and harvested in Stanislaus County. Fields were cleared in San Mateo County. Some areas were still harvesting Brussels sprouts….
Almond Board: Navel Orangeworm Control in Almonds
…goal is to have less than 2 percent damage from navel orangeworm at harvest time. Click here for the Almond Board’s NOW damage predictor. Click to hear the complete interview….
Nation’s Corn Harvest Nearly Complete
Neither wind nor rain has stopped the corn harvest from progressing to almost completion. Susan Carter has the details. Click to open or download audio report….