Gary Crawford Concerns about water shortages are causing our California farmers to change their planting plans. Gary Crawford has the report. Planting Plans Change Due to Drought…
Leopold Conservation Award Nominations Now Accepted
…Leopold Conservation Award. Rancher and California coordinator for the award Karen Sweet explains more. Leopold Conservation Award Nominations Now Being Accepted More than three quarters of the land in the…
California Prospective Field Crop Plantings Report Released
…survey of more than 2500 California farmers conducted in the first two weeks of March. Sabrina Hill has the numbers for California crops. California Prospective Field Crop Plantings Report Released…
A New Way to Get Tractors to Farmers in Developing Countries
Most farmers in developing countries have little to no chance of getting tractors and other machinery for their small farms, but that may be changing. Gary Crawford reports with Margaret…
Highlights from USDA’s Prospective Plantings Report
Gary Crawford USDA’s Gary Crawford reports farmers say they intend to cut back on corn and increase soybean acreage this spring. Highlights from USDA’s Prospective Plantings Report Gary Crawford continues…
California Avocado Seeing More Sales
California avocados are seeing more sales and the price of avocados is back up. Avocado sales were up 8.8 percent in January 2014 compared to the same time last year….
Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss New CDFA Water Program
Emergency drought legislation (SB 103) signed earlier this month by Governor Brown allocates $10 million to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for on-farm water conservation practices throughout…
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Clarify Protection for Nation’s Streams and Wetlands
…fish to eat, to farmers who need abundant and reliable sources of water to grow their crops, to hunters and fishermen who depend on healthy waters for recreation and their…
Third Parties Designed to Help ILRP Rollout
…need help with the standards and paperwork. The board is creating third parties to do just that and farmers are recommended to take advantage of the help. Third Party Help…
Change in Policy on Fumigant Puts Farmers in Bind
New restrictions have been placed on an important crop protection tool used on more than 40 different California fruit, vegetable, tree and vine crops. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation…
Celebrating Farmers
…Ag Day at the Capital and National Ag Day. It also highlights how agriculture is intricately involved in our lives. California Women for Agriculture President Lynn Figone explains. Celebrating Farmers…
Ground Water Guidelines Coming for Farmers
…for contaminants from irrigated land. New changes will require farmers to monitor ground water contaminants which mean more paperwork and planning for day-to-day operations. Ground Water Guidelines Coming for Farmers…
Medfly Infestation Triggers Quarantine in Central Los Angeles Area
…could affect California’s food supply and our backyard gardens. The sterile male Medflies are brought to California by the joint CDFA/USDA sterile insect rearing facility in Los Alamitos, which prepares…
Drought Could Affect Food Prices This Year and Next
…ranchers reduce their herds. In states where drought conditions have improved, ranchers are now trying to build back their herds, so they’re not sending as many animals to market, particularly…