Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes the final crop forecast of the season, details on a new citrus app, and HLB research efforts in Thailand. Want…
Non-citrus Fruits and Nuts 2013 Summary Highlights
Kiwifruit In 2013, the Nation’s utilized production of the leading non-citrus fruit crops totaled 19.2 million tons, up 9 percent from the 2012 utilized production. Utilized production increased from 2012…
Farm Leader: Drought Losses Could Have Been Avoided
As the height of California’s harvest season approaches, the full impact of water shortages on farms and ranches will become increasingly apparent—and a study released today by the University of…
Expo Changes Increase Opportunities
…2014 Fresno Food Expo is July 24 in Fresno. The city moved the event this year from March to the peak of the growing season in July. Organizers say this…
Citrus Industry This Week: Four Tips to Help Reduce Drop
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes a report from University of Florida Professor Emeritus Gene Albrigo that discusses four practices that could reduce the Florida citrus fruit drop…
Sweet Cherry Production Plummets
You’ve probably noticed high-priced cherries at the grocery store this season due to the drought affecting production numbers. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman tells us how much they have dropped. Sweet…
UCCE 2014 Silage Day
…is having it’s 2014 Silage Tuesday, June 8 in Modesto. Dairy Farm Advisor Jennifer Heguy says they will cover a variety of important topics from season start to season finish….
Agri View: Citrus Switches
Everett Griner talks about Florida citrus growers thinking about new crops in today’s Agri View. Citrus Switches…
Citrus Industry This Week: Grower Thermotherapy Unit; High Fruit Drop
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report from a grower using thermotherapy and information on the high fruit drop rate. Want to learn more? Click…
USDA Makes $5 Million in Farm Bill Support for National Clean Plant Network Available
…22 proposals requesting $7.8 million were submitted to NCPN to support developing and propagating pest-free fruit trees, grapes, hops, berries, citrus, roses and sweet potatoes. The NCPN Governing Board, which…
CHP Ag Vehicle Inspections for Yuba-Sutter Farmers and Ranchers
…inspection is for Ag trucks ONLY. Allows trucks to be prepared for the season with no costly down time. Weight of truck and drivers license will be confirmed for proper…
AgNeTVideo: Carolyn M Slupsky, PhD, Associate Professor, UC Davis
Carolyn M. Slupsky, PhD, discusses threats to California’s citrus industry….
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…down 25 percent from the 2012 season. There were 610 active cotton gins during the 2013 season, down from the 671 gins that operated in 2012. Thirty-six percent of the…
USDA Announces New Support for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…for new and beginning farmers which will allow routine, prescribed, and emergency grazing outside the primary nesting season on enrolled land consistent with approved conservation plans. Previously, farmers and ranchers…