…are strong, and continue to rise. This additional week will give producers a little more time to have those final conversations, review their data, visit their local Farm Service Agency…
Atwater FFA Sweeps Merced College FFA Field Day
…analyze various soil pits and determine soil texture, water holding capacity, and erosion characteristics while associated the data with agriculture applications. The Atwater FFA 2nd place Ag Mechanics team was…
97 Percent of All U.S. Farms are Family-Owned, USDA Reports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that family-owned farms remain the backbone of the agriculture industry. The latest data come from the Census of Agriculture…
USDA NASS Continues to Survey Farmers and Landlords for TOTAL Survey
…Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey. NASS is collecting data from both farm operators and landlords who are not farm operators to create a complete picture of farm costs, land ownership, demographics…
Valencia Orange Production Forecast at 20 Million Cartons
…The season has been dry in many areas and measurements are indicating an average fruit size, but the fruit set has been negatively impacted. Survey data indicated an average fruit…
Beet Curly Top Virus (CTV) Update
…collected throughout the month of February from Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Merced, Monterey, Riverside, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties. Complete results have not yet been received. Data will be listed…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…the factual data that underpins these projections, making it one of the most important surveys we conduct each year.” NASS will mail the survey questionnaire in late February, asking producers…
Zero Allocations…Again
…Delta. “His statement that real data is not fool-proof and he would exercise his judgment runs parallel to the federal policy which is unacceptable but consistent, that producing food is…
USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC Programs
…to have those final conversations, review their data, and to visit the Farm Service Agency to make those decisions,” said Vilsack. If no changes are made to yield history or…
DuPont Pioneer Enhances Grower Service and Support
…Whether growers are seeking best-in-class data management solutions for their planting programs, or a wide range of seed options to help them maximize their yield potential on their farms, DuPont…
The New Green Revolution?
Cathy Isom tells us how advances in agricultural, biotechnology and data are showing signs that a new Green Revolution could be on the way. The New Green Revolution…
House Agriculture Committee Reviews 2015 Agenda for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
…regulations, and the need for global standards for data reporting. Chairman Massad also discussed his thoughts on the reauthorization of the CFTC. “I feel confident that Chairman Massad understands our…
Atwater FFA Charters a Strong Showing at Arbuckle Field Day
…soil pits and determine soil texture, water holding capacity, and erosion characteristics while associated the data with agriculture applications. The Atwater FFA Agronomy team’s Breanna Marcelino, Emily McCartney, Belinda Espinoza,…
USDA: Slow Snowpack Development for Much of the West
Cascades, Sierra Nevada Extremely Dry An unusually warm, dry January slowed snowpack accumulation in much of the West, according to data from the second 2015 forecast by the United States…