Gary Adams U.S. cotton producers told the Nation Cotton Council they intend to plant over 11 million acres of cotton in 2014, or 8.2 percent more than was planted in…
Citrus Growers Facing Dire Emergency
The federal government now recognizes that citrus growers are facing a dire emergency from HLB disease. Sabrina Hill has the story. Citrus Growers Facing Dire Emergency…
CFBF: Farmers and Ranchers Make Record Donation of Food to ‘Harvest for All Program’
A bit of good news from The California Farm Bureau Federation. Farmers and ranchers in the U.S. have donated a record 32 million pounds of food as part of the…
Two UC Farm Advisors issue Article on Alfalfa’s Resilience to Drought
Rachael Freeman Long and Steve Orloff wrote the article for the University of California’s online Alfalfa and Forage News. They say in general perennial crops, such as orchards and vineyards,…
California Makes Best Use of a Limited Water Supply
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross Karen Ross, Secretary for the California Dept. of Food and Agriculture talks about efforts in California to do more with less water. How California Makes Best…
Change in Attitude Can Change Water Usage
Karen Ross, Secretary for the California Dept. of Food and Agriculture saying a change in attitude about waste and how we use water can significantly affect water consumption. How a…
USDA Efforts to Help California Deal with Drought
Karen Ross, Secretary for the California Dept. of Food and Ag is talking about the help provided by USDA to deal with drought. USDA Efforts to Help California Deal with…
Using Technology to Deal With Drought
Producers in California are tapping into technology to help deal with drought. Here is Susan Carter. Using Technology to Deal With Drought…
Why China is Stockpiling More Cotton and Soybeans
…analyst, explaining why China is importing more and more soybeans and cotton, even as its stockpiles of those commodities are growing rapidly. Why China is Stockpiling More Cotton and Soybeans…
What Will Happen to China’s Growing and Huge Cotton Stockpile?
…continuing to import more and more cotton, while building huge stockpiles of its domestically produced cotton? Hers is Gary Crawford. What Will Happen to China’s Growing and Huge Cotton Stockpile?…
CDFA Drought Meeting Next Week
…discussions. The first includes representatives from the Merced County Farm Bureau, the California Cattlemen’s Association, the Almond Board of California, and possibly the California Tomato Growers Association. The second panel…
One, Two Punch Now Triple Threat for Citrus
Les Wright Fresno County Ag Commissioner The one, two punch for citrus growers in Central California is now a triple threat: Asian citrus psyllid, December’s freeze and now zero water…
Cirrus Aircraft, the Way to Get ‘Out and About’
California is a big state, so it can be time consuming to be ‘out and about’ especially if you have farms in different areas. Beth Duff, with Cirrus Aircraft says…
CFBF Responds to No Water Allocations
Sabrina Hill The California Farm Bureau is responding to the announcement by the Federal Central Valley Project that it will deliver no water to most of its farm customers. Sabrina…