…most acreage with mechanical harvesting, at 33,313, that acreage only represents 30 percent of the Fresno County raisin-type grape acreage. Kern and Madera County growers harvest 18 and 42 percent…
Almond Update: Updates to CASP System Online
…component ran by SureHarvest to house those tools for growers. SureHarvest’s Franklin Dlott said they have made some improvement’s to the system that includes a more friendly user interface. Listen…
NCGA 2018 Yield Contest Online Entry Now Open
…All harvest forms will be due by November 16. Contest winners will be announced on December 17. Winners receive national recognition in publications, as well as cash, trips or other…
UCANR Releases New Report for Raspberry Production Costs
…Harvest Fresh Market Raspberries in the Central Coast Region – 2017,” examines the samples costs to establish, produce and harvest fresh market raspberries in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito…
Time is Nearly Up for Cotton Ginning Cost-Share Applications
…for the program and further information is available through the FSA website. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue had initially announced the renewal of the CGCS program at a farm show…
NOW Sterile Release Program Moving Quicker Than Anticipated
The sterile release program to combat Navel Orangeworm (NOW) has been moving along quicker than was initially expected. The process involves raising NOW in a rearing facility in Phoenix, Arizona…
Saving Tomato Seeds for Next Year’s Garden
…now to save tomato seeds and turn them into next year’s harvest. First, pick your tomato variety or varieties. It’s important to use high quality tomatoes. Next cut tomatoes in…
NRCS Resources to Increase Pollinator Populations
…other pollinators. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, and Agricultural Conservation Easement Program offered through NRCS can help provide financial assistance to cover some of the costs of…
Funding Eligibility of Temperance Flat Disappoints Supporters
…Storage Investment Program funding available. The San Joaquin Valley Water Authority along with several of the commissioners voiced their frustration with the funding process that was created by the program….
Armed to Farm Program Provides Veterans with Farming Skills
The Armed to Farm: Sustainable Agriculture Training for Military Veterans program is an initiative to provide training in sustainable agriculture to military veterans. The program is offered free of charge…
Conservatives Attack House Farm Bill
…and training program. The letter says that “training programs have a poor track record of delivering results.” New estimates from the Congressional Budget Office say expanded SNAP job training could…
Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection for USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety
…and post-harvest environments and on the emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance in animal feeding systems. These efforts have resulted in commercialization of a pre-harvest feed additive that can reduce E….
Backyard Chicken Coop Considerations
…anyone who decided to take the plunge and bring home those cute baby chicks, after about six weeks you’ll need housing for them that’s a little more solid than a…
Biofuels Group Files Lawsuit against EPA’s Pruitt
…manner “behind closed doors with no accountability.” The Association filed the lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit given its “national implications” for the RFS program…