…Drought Task Force Kicks Off Meetings UCCE Kern County Farm Advisor Joe Nunez say this yearly event allows breeders to come see how their seeds grow in Kern County. California…
FSA County Committee Nomination Period Opens Sunday, June 15
…operations of FSA. They help deliver FSA farm programs at the local level. Farmers who serve on committees help decide the kind of programs their counties will offer. They work…
Shell Eggs: Daily California Eggs
…Demand is mostly light to moderate. Offerings are moderate to heavy. Market activity is slow. Small benchmark price $1.35. California: Shell egg marketer’s benchmark price for negotiated egg sales of…
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…
Vilsack Message: Local Markets, Local Growth
…of the 8,100 farmers markets across the country. These are important community spaces and are helping many farmers, particularly smaller and beginning farmers, increase their revenues. For a long time,…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…and water savings due to conservation practices implemented by farmers is a major reason full delivery occurred.” Although California received $25 million for drought assistance to farmers through NRCS’s Environmental…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…Cooperative Extension Service projects to combat Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. The funding comes from the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA allocated another $6.5 million, for a total…
Shell Eggs: Daily California Eggs
Prices are steady. Trade sentiment is steady to lower. Offerings are moderate to heavy. Demand ranges light to fairly good, mostly light to moderate. Supplies are moderate. Market activity is…
Daily California Eggs Report
Prices are steady. Trade sentiment is lower. Demand is light to moderate. Offerings continue moderate to instances heavy. Supplies are moderate. Market activity is slow. Shell egg marketer’s benchmark price…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
From: California Farm Bureau Federation The disconcerting rumble of bulldozer engines and snapping tree limbs has replaced the harmonious sounds of orchard tractors in some San Joaquin Valley citrus groves,…
California Wheat Farmer Installed as USW Chairman
…in the world.” Motter is a managing partner of Spruce Farms, LLC, a diverse operation in California’s Imperial Valley that includes Desert Durum®, lettuce, onions, sugar beets, alfalfa hay, and…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
…of June, includes the following commodities: Wheat – California’s 2014 Durum wheat harvested acreage is estimated at 55,000 acres. The yield is forecast at 3.00 tons per acre resulting in…
Citrus Crop Forecast Has No Changes for California
Mark Hudson, USDA/NASS Washington, DC delivered the June citrus crop forcast. A six million box reduction in Valencia oranges was reported for Florida, with no change in the California Valencia…