…was the only area to have both pima and upland cotton; as Southern California and the Sacramento Valley only had upland acreage totaling almost 16,000 acres. Kings County had the most overall…
More Virulent Newcastle Discovered
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) recently announced another discovery of virulent Newcastle disease at a retail feed store in western San Bernardino County. The discovery was made on August…
Industry Sees What Damage Stink Bug Can Do
…areas, first appearing in crops in 2016 in Stanislaus County. Rijal has been doing BMSB research since then. Rijal hosted a gathering of farmers and pest control advisers Aug. 13, 2019,…
Navigating the ‘Re-Hemption’ of North America
…GrowMore Fertilizer, Dr. Tom Quick. “Here in California the state legislature allowed it, but each county is weighing in. So, we have a whole variability on how it’s being utilized…
DPR/CDFA Announce Team for Chlorpyrifos Alternatives
…local county agricultural commissioner (CAC), PDF may use products containing chlorpyrifos. Chlorpyrifos has been prohibited by U.S. EPA for virtually all residential uses since December 31, 2001. Source: California Department…
How to Sell Your Honey and Beeswax Harvest
…restaurants and grocers to offer your honey. A great selling point is that they can market their honey-laden menu item as locally sourced honey. County farmer’s markets are special because…
Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres
…eligibility and to calculate losses for various disaster assistance programs. The crop acreage data report outlines the number of acres planted, prevented from planting, and failed by crop, county and…
Assistance Payments May Be More Evenly Distributed This Go Around
…farmers last year were based on a per-bushel rate. The more recent trade relief funding will be based on payment rates that are decided on a county-per-county basis. The rates…
Multiple Funding Sources Focused on Addressing Nutria Population
…John Garamendi, and TJ Cox. The semi-aquatic rodent was originally discovered in Merced County but has since been found in Stanislaus, Tuolumne, San Joaquin, and Fresno counties. Nutria are prolific…
Industry Reaction to Trade Aid Announcement
…(NCGA) – National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Lynn Chrisp today made the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) release of county payment rates for the Market…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…is based on a single county payment rate multiplied by a farm’s total plantings of MFP-eligible crops in aggregate in 2019. Those per-acre payments are not dependent on which of…
MFP Details: ‘Minimum of $15 an Acre Initially’
…per-acre payment rate within that county. That will reflect recent production history for the various mix of commodities produced in that county, and that will be based off the trade…
Wine Origins Alliance Shifts Focus to Include Tariff Barriers
…County Vintners, Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, and Napa Valley Vintners (NVV). As trade markets have become somewhat turbulent for wine in recent years, WOA has broadened its scope of…
CAWG Foundation Awards Student Scholarships
…a 3.91 GPA, and also with extracurricular activities, including baseball, school clubs and student government. His community service includes being co-founder and president of the Fresno County Habitat for Humanity…