…in the European Union and others. National Peanut Board Sources: http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/nuts/peanut-profile/ www.soyatech.com/peanut_facts.htm http://www.peanutsusa.com/MainMenu/About-Peanuts/Peanut-History/US-Peanut-Supply.html http://www.peanutsusa.com/MainMenu/About-Peanuts/Peanut-History/Export-Peanut-Market.html http://msucares.com/news/print/agnews/an13/20130207_peanutmtg_phillips_scs.html From YouTube Murray Farms 2015 Peanut Harvest Video series by Terry Presnal This is a…
Agri View: Pecan Crop
…ensure the freshness and taste of our pecans. Unlike most fresh produce, which is harvested during the summer months, pecans and other nuts wait until fall. For pecans, harvesting waits…
Almond Board: New Incentive to Reduce Dust
…with harvest by at least 30 percent. The new low-emissions harvesting opportunity is funded through the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Information on the specific models of harvesters currently…
Spreading Vine Mealybug Populations
…slow-moving pest. “They can also be picked up the by field workers or harvest equipment. They can be blown by wind and be picked up even by things like birds….
USDA Investments Make Big Impact for Rural America in 2015
…businesses, community infrastructure, housing and more in 2015. “Over the past seven years, USDA has made record investments in rural America, including housing, infrastructure, business and nutrition, and 2015 was…
Agri View: Buy or Rent Farmland
…is often easier said than done, and is consistently ranked as one of the biggest barriers to entry into farming. As with housing, there are basically two ways that farmers…
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
…receive an incentive of $10.52/acre for up to three years to adopt harvesters that have been certified through peer-review research to reduce particulate matter (PM) associated with harvest by at…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
From California Farm Bureau Federation By Kate Campbell, assistant editor of Ag Alert Photo courtesy of Ag Alert Citrus harvest is progressing between storms, the state’s growers and shippers say,…
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
…– The goal of this project is to develop theoretical and technological tools that will enable the design, optimization, prototyping and field-testing of consistently high-throughput, cost-effective mechanized harvesting systems for…
Agriculture Labor Seeing Competitive Trend
A competitive trend in an already challenging agriculture labor, sector is leaving some producers out of luck during harvest. Agriculture Labor Seeing Competitive Trend Producers across the United States are…
Almond Board: Winter Sanitation in Almonds
…NOW moth flights In-season control of NOW with insecticides or biological control agents Prompt harvest before a third generation of NOW develops In addition to navel orangeworm, almonds are subject…
Agri View: Migrant Trends
…of opportunistic crew leaders, substandard housing, violence against farm workers by community members of the dominant culture, exclusion from labor laws, inadequate housing, pesticide violations, and the inferior education of…
Commodity Classic Releases Mobile App for 2016 Event
…American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. For more information on registration, housing and the schedule of activities, visit www.CommodityClassic.com….
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…the pace and scale of forest restoration by nine percent since 2011 and increased timber harvest by 18 percent since 2008, despite record droughts, longer wildfire seasons, and the increasing…