…for total gross production. That amounts to just over a billion dollars. However, Tulare County remains the top producing county in the nation with a total crop value of $6.9…
Walnut Objective Measurement Report
…Walnut O.M. Survey began in 1958 to fulfill industry needs for an accurate walnut production forecast prior to harvest. The original sample was chosen proportionally to county and variety of…
Fruits & Nuts Review
…approached veraison. In Fresno County, grapes were sugaring with some mite spray applied. In Colusa, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties, the grape harvest began towards month’s end. The Pinot Gris…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…a small percentage are considered pest species. APHIS assists Federal land management agencies and State, county, and local governments during rangeland pest outbreaks. This notice identifies potential issues and alternatives…
Pesticide Initiative Launches Safety Pilot Project
…agencies, like the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office, that exist to protect them.” Lauritzen pledged to provide a card to every farmworker in the county, with assistance from the Farmworker…
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
…are not keeping track of all of the avoided pollution that it affords,” said Allan Krauter, senior administrative analyst for Kern County. “Unless and until the state is willing to…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…and HLB and what they are willing to do to slow down infestation,” said Nick Hill, a Tulare County citrus grower and chairman of the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention…
Delta Habitat Restoration Project Documents Released
…located in the north-western Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, between Liberty Island and Ryer Island in Solano County and bounded by the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel on the west and Miner…
USDA to Measure Small Grain Production
…production estimates at the county level,” said Messer. NASS will contact California survey participants to gather information on their 2016 production and the quantities of oats, barley and wheat stored…
Pesticide Resistant Whitefly Poses Threat to U.S. Crops
…areas in South Florida. Both biotypes are referred to as Bemisia tabaci. The Q biotype has been detected in a number of landscapes in Palm Beach County. This is the…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
…cooperation with county agricultural commissioners, have declared the European grapevine moth (EGVM) eradicated from California and have lifted quarantine restrictions. European Grapevine Moth (Image courtesy of UCANR) The EGVM was…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…like that will carry over well into the coming year.” Glenn County grower Dan Cummings said he thinks almond prices got up to unprecedented highs—at more than $4 a pound—because…
Confidence Gaining in Brazil’s Agriculture
…general, has taken a massive hit over the last two years due to what DTN calls a “toxic cocktail of negative growth.” However, the county’s economy appears to have bottomed…
Zika Virus Battle
…the San Joaquin Valley communities of Clovis and Madera. They have been now been detected in certain Fresno County neighborhoods, plus the Bay Area, and Southern California, according to the…