…waters of the United States,” according to the Hagstrom Report. Farm groups, such as the American Farm Bureau Federation, applauded the decision. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says “now farmers…
EU Glyphosate Meeting Set for Next Week
…a full reauthorization, stating “there is no basis for anything less.” Meanwhile, a recent poll found British farmers indicated they prefer to leave the European Union, while listing the likelihood…
USDA Launches Ag Resource Management Survey
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is beginning to collect data from more than 100,000 farmers and ranchers for the annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey. The survey looks at all aspects…
Global Grain Glut to Continue with Second-Biggest Crop on Record
…with China accounting for about 40 percent. The report predicts farmers around the world will gather 722 million tons of wheat, 0.7 percent higher than the April forecast but down…
California Livestock Review
California Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in California for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 415,000 head on May 1,…
Drought Causing More Losses to California Farmers
…researcher says although California farms “are less parched today than they were a year ago, water remains in short supply.” That leads CoBank to predict California farmers will fallow up…
Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects
…here, and the petition for the new points of diversion can be found here. John Laird, Secretary for the California Natural Resources Agency, said, “With California WaterFix, we seek to…
California Farmers Count Every Drop
…the nation’s fresh produce. Groundwater has helped compensate for California’s lack of rainfall, but groundwater overdraft cannot be continued indefinitely. California farmers have responded to the drought by fallowing land;…
ACP Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All
Some growers in Southern California may not be happy with CDFA’s proposed ACP quarantine changes to USDA’s statewide regulations. Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All California Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)…
Many Still Pondering Low Water Allocations
…side of the Central Valley this year. “I think it’s very challenging and I think I am with a lot of the farmers when I’m a little ticked on how…
Strawberry Picking and Buying Tips
…Tips From: California Strawberries Select and Store Selection California strawberries are fully ripe at the time they are picked and do not continue to ripen after harvesting. Here are a…
The California Kitchen: Asian Pickled Radishes with Crispy Prawns
…get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Asian Pickled Radishes with Crispy Prawns For this and many more of these recipes visit:…
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
Update Lets Farmers and Ranchers Report Common Acreage Information Once U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that farmers and ranchers filing crop acreage reports with the Farm Service Agency (FSA)…
Cotton Forecast Up Despite Low Water
California cotton projections show a rare increase even with the low water allocations on the west side of the Central Valley. Cotton Projections High Despite Low Water California Cotton Ginners…