…growth over the last 10 to 15 years has replaced both perennial and annual crops. This includes cotton, vineyards, non-irrigated grasslands, alfalfa, grain and hay crops, tomatoes, corn, mixed field…
CA Almond Acreage Increases Again
…plantings, removals, and any other corrections; new growers were mailed a blank questionnaire. Growers were given six weeks to respond by mail. Telephone and field follow-up was then undertaken. Data…
Rice Paddies Fueling Electric Vehicles
…Stanford researchers went through several steps to take the rice husks from the field to the laboratory: They first burned them in air to convert them to pure silica. After…
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
NRCS to Help Farmers Measure Conservation Impacts on Water Quality Monitoring stations enable NRCS to measure the amount of nutrients and sediment in water at the edge of farm field….
Agri View: Robot Tractors and Agriculture
…their position, determine speed, and avoid people, animals and other objects. Tractica said that most autonomous tractors navigate using lasers that bounce signals off mobile transponders located around the field….
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…new barriers to competition around the world and to create taxpayer-funded advantages for its producers in our market. We should be using T-TIP to level the playing field.” Tom Suber,…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…tariffs across a broad range of food and agricultural products, helping put U.S. exports on a level playing field and giving the United States a leg up on non-TPP competitors….
Agri View: Peanut Butter
…2/3 cup packed light or dark brown sugar 2 egg whites 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup chopped prunes 1/4 cup peanuts 1/4 cup bittersweet chocolate morsels Preparation: Preheat the…
Agri View: SNAP Changes
…food for home preparation and consumption and meet one of the criteria below: (A) Offer for sale, on a continuous basis, at least three varieties of qualifying foods in each…
Western View: Next Big Thing?
…provider of enzyme and microbial technologies, and it is moving into the field of Ag Biological. In the mid-1900’s, the company spearheaded development in enzymes used in detergents. The enzymes…
The Western View: Goodbye to Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard passed into history on April 9. He was one of us – a California farmer, a country boy who excelled in his field of work. The Western View:…
California Grape Acreage Report
…respond by mail. A telephone follow-up was then undertaken. Field personnel personally visited large growers who did not respond by mail. To arrive at the estimated grape acreage, the grape…
Baseball Dogs
…and over 4.3 million sausages during the 2016 Major League baseball season. The combined hot dog and sausage total could stretch from Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, Florida, to Angel…
Agri View: Driverless Tractors
…vehicles, they are programmed to independently observe their position, decide speed and avoid obstacles such as people, animals or objects in the field, while performing their task. The various driverless…