…his business will decline at least 50 percent this year — and that means he won’t be hiring any part-time employees during rice harvest in September and October. Van Dyke’s…
Red Palm Weevil Eradicated From Laguna Beach, California
…weevil was first detected by a local arborist in October 2010 in a Canary Island date palm tree in a residential area of Laguna Beach. The Red Palm Weevil is…
Red Palm Weevil Eradicated from California
…California. On October 15, 2010, APHIS confirmed the first U.S. detection of this pest in a Canary Island date palm tree stump in a residential area of Laguna Beach, California….
Pacific Regional Crop Production Report
…late October. The 2014-2015 Valencia orange forecast is 20.0 million cartons, down 9 percent from both the 2013-2014 crop, but the same as the October forecast. Lemons – The 2014…
Weekly Water and Climate Update
…conditions in the western U.S., and features a national drought summary. For the 2015 Water Year that began on October 1, 2014, the largest snowpack deficits (red areas) are in…
USDA Observes Kick Off of the International Year of Soils
…and Capture Water May: Soils Support Buildings/Infrastructure June: Soils Support Recreation July: Soils Are Living August: Soils Support Health September: Soils Protect the Natural Environment October: Soils and Products We…
Pacific Region Poultry Report
…Net placements were down 6 percent from the October 2014 total of 21.7 million. Nationally, the November market egg price, at $1.37 per dozen, increased 43.6 cents from October and…
Secretary Ross Signs Landmark Agreement with Mexican Ministry of Agriculture to Enhance Trade
…culminated in a meeting between Secretary Ross and Secretary Enrique Martinez y Martinez at the Produce Marketing Association trade show in Anaheim at the end of October. California is the…
USDA Dairy Products Report
October 2014 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 977 million pounds, 2.3 percent above October 2013 and 3.5 percent above September 2014. Italian type cheese production totaled 421…
October Egg Production Up 2 Percent
…billion were broiler-type and 72 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during October 2014 averaged 358 million, up 2 percent from last year. October egg production per 100…
United States Cattle on Feed Up Slightly
…inventory was slightly above November 1, 2013. Placements in feedlots during October totaled 2.36 million, 1 percent below 2013. Net placements were 2.26 million head. During October, placements of cattle…
USDA and Partners Complete First-of-Its-Kind Sale of Carbon Credits from Working Ranch Grasslands
…climate resilience. In October, as called for in the President’s Climate Action Plan, the Administration announced a Climate and Natural Resources Priority Agenda that represents a first of its kind,…
Nat’l Watermelon Promotion Board at PMA Fresh Summit is A HIT!
…as well. Southeast region watermelon growers can mark their calendars, next year’s “PMA Fresh Summit” is scheduled to be held in Atlanta, Georgia October 23-25, 2015. Gordon Hunt discusses the…
Last Day for Fall Sign Ups for School Program
…Giambroni with the California Milk Advisory Board tells us more about the program. You can hear the full interview with Giambroni in our Farm City Newsday podcast for October 30….