Waters of California Under Obama, The EPA and the Corps of Engineers were building this concept of Waters of the USA. They expanded the definition of wetlands to include almost…
Organic Family Farmers Need Strong Standards and Enforcement
…National Organic Standards Board and protect the integrity of the industry. When major producers and organic product importers fail to comply with these standards, it puts all organic farmers and…
Farmland Values Unclear in the Future
…2016. California farm real estate, the average value per acre for 2017 is $8700.00 with a 10.1 percent increase from 2016. Read the full USDA Land Values 2017 Summary. (.pdf)…
“Good-Guy” Fungus to Take on Killer of Oaks and Ornamental Crops
…Sudden Oak Death, a disease of oak and other hardwood trees in coastal forests of California and Oregon. Nursery growers are familiar with a different manifestation of the pathogen called…
Almond Board: Harvest Dust Tips
…Almond Board of California has prepared several resources for almond growers that explain research-based tools and techniques to reduce dust during harvest. These include: Managing Dust at Harvest technical guide…
Crisis Exemption Extended to Fight Lygus
Originally set to expire August 4, the Section 18 Crisis Exemption that allowed for the use of Transform (Sulfoxaflor) has been extended to October 31. Growers in California are pleased…
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, July 31
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
UF Scientists to Help California, Florida Growers Control Dangerous Avocado Pathogen
…addition, Crane is telling his counterparts in California about his outreach work with South Florida avocado growers. “Specifically, we are providing the California industry with recommendations: scouting to detect trees…
How’s Your Agriculture Labor Availability?
The California Farm Bureau Federation is conducting an Agricultural Labor Availability Survey to get a better understanding of how labor concerns are affecting family farmers and ranchers in California. CFBF…
National Peach Month
…how you eat them just as long as during this month you celebrate National Peach month by eating them in as many ways as you can think of. California puts…
Agri View: Sweet Reward
…were first grown in Africa. Worldwide there are some 1200 different varieties. Here in the United States, Florida, California, Texas, Georgia, and Arizona are the five largest growers. And in…
Agricultural Chemical Use Survey Results Released
…19 states, focusing on the states that were major producers of the surveyed crops. (Fig. 1) In California, NASS collected data for 23 crops, the most number of crops selected…
Margaritaville Lime Bags
A lime is a perfect fruit to have a slice of with a cool refreshing drink. Cathy Isom tells us about the California company hoping to boost produce sales by…
Grains Council Meeting in Vancouver
The U.S. Grains Council summer meeting is getting underway this week in Vancouver, Washington. Starting today (Monday) and lasting through August 2nd, the meeting includes the USGC 57th Annual Board…