…How important are bees? Bees are vital to California agriculture, as most of our crops rely on them for pollination. Speaking recently at the Alltech Symposium, Alltech Global Director of…
Funding Boost for Groundwater Banking Program
A groundwater banking program in Central California gets a $1 million boost in funding. Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) has announced $1 million in WaterSMART grants for the Southwest Groundwater Banking…
Cotton Producers to Examine Montana Agricultural Operations
…the NCC’s Member Services director, Memphis, Tenn.; and Richey Seaton, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, Perry. The tour, which was arranged by the Montana Grain Growers Association, will…
Daily California Eggs
Benchmark prices are 1 cent lower for Jumbo and 2 cents lower on the remainder of sizes. The undertone is lower. Offerings are moderate to instances heavy. Demand is moderate…
National Weekly Rice Summary
In California, medium and short grain milled rice prices steady; second heads steady; brewers steady. Rice by-products: rice bran prices steady to 7.00 higher; hulls 4.00 higher. For the complete…
Promoting Cotton Among Other Fibers
The National Cotton Council is working hard to promote the fiber. Sabrina Hill tells us more. Promoting cotton The National Cotton Council is reminding its members that the Cotton LEADS™…
Stop Huanglongbing Before It Starts in CA Citrus
With the threat of Huanglongbing disease, or citrus greening, hanging over California’s citrus industry, a leader in the citrus industry discusses measures we all can take to stop the disease….
Researchers Find Possible Cure for Citrus Disease HLB
…actual treatment. So far, it has only been tested in a lab. For information on prevention methods in California, watch AgNeTVideo: Nick Hill on Preventing Asian Citrus Psyllid Spread. →…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…The BCTVCP would like to remind growers to treat any fallow fields and roadside host plants before disking or mowing, to prevent movement of beet leafhoppers into neighboring tomato fields….
Weekly Cotton Market Review
Spot cotton quotations averaged 66 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton in the seven…
Shell Eggs: Daily California Eggs for June 6
…benchmark price $1.37. CALIFORNIA: Shell egg marketer’s benchmark price for negotiated egg sales of USDA Grade AA and Grade AA in cartons, cents per dozen. This price does not reflect…
California Hay Report
Compared to last week: Prices traded mostly steady in most areas. Demand remained very good in all regions on active trading activity. The supply of hay in California is very…
Questions Remain With Lower Limb Die-back
Little is still known about a decades-old issue in almonds. University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Doll blogged last week about the concerns of lower limb die-back in…
California Cattle on Feed Down
…Other disappearance totaled 83,000 during April, 20 percent above 2013. CALIFORNIA MILK PRODUCTION California milk producers produced 3.68 billion pounds of milk in April 2014. This was 3 percent below…