…harvesting season, don’t be surprised to see a few tomatoes strewn along the roadside. Sometimes they fall out of the steady stream of overflowing trucks on their way to the…
Former Cotton and Groundwater Executive Casey Creamer Joins CCM Staff
The former senior executive for the Kings River Water Quality Coalition and California Cotton Ginners & Growers Vice President Casey Creamer is joining the Citrus Mutual staff on February 27…
The Western View: Feile Parkfield
…web page at www.feileparkfield.com – that’s spelled F E I L E parkfield dot com. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry magazine….
Almond Update: Don’t Forget About Bee Water and Removal
The almond industry is in the middle of the bloom season and there is plenty of best management practices for growers to do while the pollinators are still foraging. ABC’s…
Low Temperatures Causing Concern for Almond Growers
…every year, not like the citrus guys, but something that pops up every so often,” said Britschgi. The forecast is calling for rain in several parts of California, but growers…
February Garden Prep for Spring Gardening
…to come in the spring. For your flower beds, re-fertilize cool season flower beds using a liquid or granular form of fertilizer. Just be careful not to apply an excessive…
The Western View: Nutria Invasion
…Citrus Industry Magazine. Check us out on the web at www.citrusindustry.net. Image credit: Nutria or coypu myocastor coypus/By Eustis Christine, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons…
Almond Matters: Almond Bloom Arrives
…going to, I guess, start the season for 2018.” A fairly warm start to February has helped open the almond bloom for the season, but the forecasted cooler temperatures will…
Agri View: Soybeans, Our Number One Crop
…planting time is over this season, soybeans will be the biggest crop in this country. Soybean growers are expected to plant over 90 million acres this year. Again, more than…
Secretary of Agriculture Hears California Concerns at World Ag Expo
…goal to better understand the needs of the diverse group of farmers in the state. Some of the planned tours include a Porterville Citrus packing house, a Giacomazzi almond orchard,…
Medicinal Plant Could Nip Cold and Flu Symptoms
Tis the season for cold and flu. Cathy Isom tells you why you need one medicinal plant in your life. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Every year…
The Western View: VOC Lab
Citrus greening disease or HLB has become one of the greatest threats to the citrus industry around the world. It is a devastating disease for which no cure has been…
NCC Survey Suggests U.S. Producers to Plant 13.1 Million Acres of Cotton in 2018
U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 13.1 million cotton acres this spring, up 3.7 percent from 2017, according to the National Cotton Council 37th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey….
USDA February WASDE Report
…by 60 million bushels to 2.1 billion bushels. The U.S. season-average soybean price range for 2017/18 is projected at $8.90 to $9.70 per bushel, unchanged from the previous report. USDA…