This time of year, almond growers are primarily focused on getting their crops harvested, but it’s also a time to remember the importance of postharvest irrigation. UC Cooperative Extension Pomology…
John Deere Equipment About to Get Smarter
…making over 5,000 decisions a second while thinning lettuce crops. A Deere press release states that “Blue River will continue to operate as a standalone business with the same entrepreneurial…
Wind, Rain Hit Central Valley Vineyards
…conditions for the remainder of the week, but even with warm, dry winds, it is going to take some extra effort to make sure crops are ready to be marketed….
Trump Renewed Call for Full Repeal of Estate Tax
…hurdles as tax reform advances this fall. AFBF tax adviser Pat Wolff suggests the President’s comments that the estate tax is a “tremendous burden” on family farmers can only help…
Fall Foods to Forage
Cathy Isom has a grocery list of foods you can forage in the fall. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Fall Foods to Forage Now that the summer…
Cotton and Orange Juice Futures See Bounce Amidst Hurricanes
Bloomberg News reports orange juice futures jumped 6.2 percent before Wednesday, the largest increase in 16 months, ahead of the feared landfall of Hurricane Irma in Florida. The scale-topping hurricane…
KORUS Withdraw Would Harm Pork Producers
Iowa State University says pork prices could fall by nearly five dollars per-animal if the U.S. withdraws from the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, known as KORUS. President Donald Trump suggested…
Is Subsurface Drip Irrigation the Way to Go?
…drip can provide more finely tuned irrigation to crops. “It can be managed on a day to day basis, based on the needs of the crop. So, hopefully not too…
Reasons to Plant in the Fall
…fall rather than delaying until next spring. For starters, fall is usually a less busy time than spring, especially in garden centers. So you’re more likely to have better customer…
Agri View: Farmers and Bees
…to pollinate their crops. But, if there were no chemicals to protect plants from insects and disease, there would be no crops to feed us. To paraphrase. You’re doomed if…
Labor Day Gardening
…up the flowers. Or perhaps begin planting some of those fall fruits and veggies. And not just the garden, this might be the best time to give the lawn a…
Help Texas Agriculture Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey
…communities, small towns, and major cities. “It’s an historic storm and a disaster for many farmers and ranchers. The torrential rainfall wreaked havoc on Texas agriculture at the worst possible…
The Western View: Chile Festival
…lettuce, cotton and a variety of truck crops. The world’s largest pecan orchard is down near the town of Mesilla. And Las Cruces is the original home of Cowboy poet…
Funding to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals
…fellowship at Rutgers University to develop environmental DNA surveillance strategies to detect exotic agricultural insect pests. A postdoctoral fellowship at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to identify cover crops…