…Americans in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural, tribal and…
Short Winegrape Crop Could Be Good with Demand Remaining Flat
…not at a rate that would bring harvest levels below the four million ton average. Coming out of an oversupply of winegrapes in 2018 and 2019, there is still a…
Farm Bureau Analysis: 2022 Crop Losses Top $21 Billion
…Through heavy rain, hail, snow, winds and drought, farming families prepare land, plant and harvest knowing their livelihoods are reliant on local weather conditions. In 2022, 18 weather and climate…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 03-02-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers changes to post harvest watering for nut producers, Ag Neighbors seeking to deploy…
California Chill Report: Starting Small with Dormancy Breaking Materials
…Khezri. “And harvest them separately from the entire field and then get the data to see what is the effect of Dormex on those few rows. Then they can have…
Last Year was the Best Yet for One California Avocado Grower
…of water and weather challenges. There were more than 275 million pounds of avocados harvested in California last year, with record-high prices being reported. Sayer joked that a few more…
California Strawberries Experience Storm Damage Nearing $200 Million
…as we get a few weeks of sun, the strawberry plants should recover in time to start harvest in the spring. With improved soil health from the rains, we should…
World’s First Agriculture-Focused Satellite Launches
…from Dragonfly’s EOS SAT-1 will deliver information for harvest monitoring, application mapping, seasonal planning and assessments that analyze information such as soil moisture, yield prediction and biomass levels. The data…
California Chill Report: Impacts of Straggled Bloom from Low Chill
…“If they start the race at a different time, they’re going to end the race at a different time, which means they’re ready to harvest in different timings,” Jarvis-Shean explained….
Ag Groups Encouraged by Affordable and Secure Food Act Introduction
…modernize the application process, and lower the cost of rural housing for farm workers. More than a dozen agricultural organizations including the National Farmers Union and National Milk Producers Federation…
VofV: Trimble’s Mike Dentinger on Strategies to Reach the Finish Line with Global Harvest Automation
…Trimble, joins the podcast to discuss the potential of automated harvest becoming a day-to-day reality soon. “It’s a really tough equation,” he says. “How many carrot harvesters does California really…
Agronomic Minute: Prepping Almond Orchards for Winter
…up some issues in a new block that just had its first harvest. “We realized the trees grew great, tons of limbs, but some of those limbs were actually too…
Agronomic Minute: ‘Wild Ride’ for Grape Growers in 2022
…the season, we also had some higher heat that came through the summer which pushed some of the harvest for our winegrapes a little bit earlier.” So far, harvesting is…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 10-27-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers harvest season safety tips, a new ID tool to complement other almond production…