…Delivered California Points 222.00-225.00 no comp Truck Delivered California Points 220.00 dn 10.00 OTHER ITEMS: Distillers Dry Grains FOB Truck 285.00 dn 12.00 Rail Delivered California Points Sale 276.00 no…
Facts About Raisin Marketing Order
…order that was established over 60 years ago. Gary Schulz, President of the Raisin Administrative Committee and the California Raisin Marketing Board, says the order has asked growers in the…
Testing New Herbicide Product
Experts are looking at the effectiveness of an herbicide that is new to the walnut industry. The University of California Cooperative Extension held a field day last week and one…
Three New Threats Identified for California Wine Grapes
…to the crop. This designation allow the Board to allocate resources for outreach and research for these vineyard threats should the need arise. Three New Threats for California Wine Grapes…
Farm Broadcasting-Behind the Scenes
…Farm Broadcasters.. We are both from here in the Central Valley, and in fact we are two of the very small number of NAFB members who live here in California….
AgNeTVideo: Jim Jasper, Stewart & Jasper Orchards
AgNet West was invited to the Almond Board’s 2014 sustainability tour, which is a chance for almond growers to teach various regulators about their industry. There were representatives from several…
UC Davis Report on Drought Impact
San Luis Reservoir, Central California, in drought condition in 2008, with water at 20% of capacity. Photo by Len Wilcox A new report by UC Davis puts into facts and…
Yield Doubled in Walnut Pruning Trial
Recent field trial results from a University of California Cooperative Extension walnut orchard showed little difference between headed and unheaded trees. UCCE Merced field advisor David Doll showed growers that…
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
…done at the request of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, which co-funded the research along with the University of California. “These estimates will help the state better understand…
ARC and PLC Program Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions
…payment reduction for program participants,” said Val Dolcini , State Executive Director for the California FSA. Producers who intend to participate in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss…
Useful Results Found in Walnut Trials
Researchers from the University of California Cooperative Extension held a walnut field day last week at Castle Farms near Atwater. Field experts have been conducting walnut crop trials on pruning…
California Weekly Hay Report
…hay in California is very tight. According to the U.S. drought monitor, all of California is now depicted as being in severe drought (D2) or worse this week, with the…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…last year. The United States estimate for Durum wheat production for states other than Arizona and California will not be available until July 11, 2014. CALIFORNIA FIELD CROP PRICES –…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…ALMOND PRODUCTION The subjective forecast for the 2014 California almond production is 1.95 billion pounds. This is 2.5 percent below last year’s production of 2.00 billion pounds. Yield is expected…