California Farmers Count Every Drop with Efficient Irrigation Technologies by Andrew McElrone, CA Sub Hub Acting Director / Research Plant Physiologist, Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research…
ACP Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All
…keep citrus from being able to move freely throughout the state. Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marylin Kinoshita says some growers won’t be happy with that as the restrictions are costing…
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
…is going to greatly improve efficiencies and reduce mistakes,” said RMA Administrator Brandon Willis. Since 2009, USDA has been working to streamline the crop reporting process for agricultural producers, who…
Input Costs Determine Almond Acreage Removal
…small increase in almond acres removed last year according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Pomology Tree Crop Advisor David Doll says that prices are down to a more normal…
Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop
…is ongoing because you’ll always have pests in crops,” Smith says. “We have a very strong agricultural community and they want to continue to grow. So what’s the next crop…
Trump Talks California Agriculture
…Arena. It was the first time any of the presidential candidates has spoken directly on California agricultural issues. He made big promises on water, and kept to his immigration platform….
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…agencies cling to a single-species-single-tool approach that has a devastating impact on water supplies for our urban and agricultural economy,” Quinn said, criticizing federal agencies’ interpretation of the Endangered Species…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…beginning to change. UC Cooperative Extension and Fresno State agricultural production scientists researched overhead irrigation at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center for five years, growing wheat, corn,…
Agri View: Different Crops
…other countries. The United States accounts for about 40 percent of world exports. Fruit & Tree Nuts The U.S. fruit and tree nuts industry consists of a wide array of…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…University of California, Davis; the environmental non-profit group Sustainable Conservation; and the agricultural sciences and private research firm Land IQ. While this year’s El Niño storms provided some short term…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule Would Wipe Out TPP Benefits
…exports and jobs created from TPP will be negated” if the rule is implemented. Dr. Howard Hill The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is…
Technology, Innovation and Food Waste
…Palo Alto, to discuss issues related to agricultural innovation and food waste. “California’s agricultural diversity and on-farm innovation is a driving force behind the foods and farm products we enjoy…
Monsanto Issues Statement on Glyphosate Renewal in EU
…of an agricultural product ever conducted. The risk assessment conducted by Germany and reviewed by the European Food Safety Agency included more than 90,000 pages of data. It also had…
California Walnut Acreage Report
…The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an acreage survey of California walnut growers. The purpose of this survey is to provide walnut acreage…