…a revenue protection policy with a ‘harvest price option’, do I get the higher of the projected price or harvest price for my prevented planting payment? The Additional Supplemental Appropriations…
Start a Cut Flower Bed in Your Garden
…from weeds. Sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, calendula, and marigold are some of the easiest to start from seeds. Just like your garden veggies, flowers have harvesting guidelines too. Read up on…
Pierce’s Disease and GWSS: A Deadly Combo for Grapes
…Combo for Grapes About the Author Taylor Hillman Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR Agriculture Harvester…
Ways to Avoid Wasting Your Bountiful Harvest
Your garden produced to much for you to consume? Cathy Isom has some great ways to avoid wasting your bountiful harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Ways…
USDA Reminds Producers of Approaching Marketing Assistance Loan Deadlines
…rates online at fsa.usda.gov. “Although many producers may have already marketed their 2018 crops, it’s not too soon to begin thinking about harvest and marketing decisions for your next crop,” Fordyce…
Cherries Not the Only Crop to Experience Storm Damage
…average. “Our fruits aren’t anywhere near ready to pick yet. It’s going to be maybe two or three weeks before we probably start harvest, it just depends,” said Hudson. “I…
Industry Reaction to USDA Trade Relief Announcement
…in Agricultural Trade Promotion funding. Almonds will be included in the Marketing Facilitation Program. According to the USDA release, “Tree nut producers, fresh sweet cherry producers, cranberry producers and fresh grape…
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
…for a later-specified time frame. o Tree nut producers, fresh sweet cherry producers, cranberry producers, and fresh grape producers will receive a payment based on 2019 acres of production. o These payments…
Tricolored Blackbirds Part of Dairy’s Conservation Story
…were conservation and good stewardship support for them to pause their harvest. Flocking tricolored blackbirds A tricolored blackbird nest A single tricolored blackbird Jonkman in the unharvested field NRCS said…
New Agricultural Video Series to Train the Next Generation Debuts
…covering the entire production chain,” said UC Cooperative Extension Cropping Systems Specialist Jeff Mitchell. “Everything from preparation, marketing, establishment of crops, in-season management, harvesting, post-harvest management, and quality.” The videos…
One of the Easiest Fruit Trees to Grow
If you are looking for something to add to your garden, or yard, Cathy Isom is letting you know about one of the easiest fruit trees to harvest and grow….
California Rice Planting Back on Track After Getting A Late Start
…date to achieve because rice planted after June 1 raises the risk of complications during harvest and the later you go in the season with harvest, fall rains could slow…
Almond Matters: Crop Conditions Looking Good So Far
…conditions are on track for a more average growing season. “We won’t know obviously for sure until we get into harvest, but people are a little more optimistic right now…
CFBF President: Labor Needs are Greater in California
…massive amount of hired help to keep farming operations running during seasonal harvest. However, despite using other tactics such as increasing wages, switching to mechanization and even changing cultivation practices,…