…grew up on his parents’s peanut farm in Plains, Georgia. After his father’s death in 1953, Carter took over the daily operations of the farm. During the 1954 drought, the…
Soil Sampling for Salinity Challenges
El Nino Rains Helping Salinity Issues, Some Soils Hard to Sample El Nino rains should help with the salinity problems some growers have seen during this drought and experts say…
CCM Responds to Introduction of Feinstein Water Bill
Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced a revised drought relief water bill that puts California one step closer to comprehensive water policy reform, according to California Citrus Mutual (CCM) President Joel Nelsen….
Water Agencies Encouraged by Introduction of Senate Water Bill
In response to today’s introduction of the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act, several public water agencies from the Central Valley issued…
Farm Bureau Welcomes Introduction of Senate Water Bill
…for the Senate’s consideration,” CFBF President Paul Wenger said. “The Senate must pass this bill so it can advance to a conference committee with the drought bill already passed by…
Commentary: Farmers Must Stay Engaged in Groundwater Planning
Farmers and ranchers have been inundated with water issues the past few years. Drought, curtailments, the water bond, federal drought legislation, state drought legislation, diversion monitoring and reporting, El Niño…
El Nino And Reduced U.S. Drought Coverage
…20 percentage points in that drought coverage.” “Again from 35 to just over 15% of the country and drought most of the remaining drought is in the far west. If…
Hortau Secures $10 Million Investment to Further Growth in North America
…easy-to-use mobile software, reports to growers how crops are faring in real time – before stresses such as drought or lack of aeration can have a negative impact on the…
Wetter Winter Helps Ranchers Offset Lower Prices
…silver lining: greener pastures that will lead to heavier cattle this spring. After four years of drought that decimated rangelands and drove up the cost of hay, forcing many ranchers…
Despite Promising Snowpack, Conservation Should Continue
The California snowpack this year holds more water than last year, but the Department of Water Resources says drought conditions continue and so should conservation. Results of the winter’s second…
Drought Impacts On Forests and Rangelands
A new Forest Service report offers a look at how drought might continue to impact our nation’s forests and rangelands in the future. Drought Impacts On Forests and Rangelands…
Agri View: Agriculture Future
…Dire news about drought in the West and avian flu in the Midwest may lead Americans to believe farming is struggling. They’d be wrong. The industry is thriving—and hiring college…
Effects of Drought for Forests and Rangelands
…land managers can use to test how well their efforts to improve drought resilience and adaptation practices are working nationwide. Major findings from the report include: Drought projections suggest that…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…is driving up prices for consumers. Drought in California, where virtually all U.S. almonds and the majority of broccoli, garlic and spinach is grown, is tinkering with produce prices. Egg…