…survey of the season which is comparable to 2013 and 2015 numbers, also cotton acreage is up and with record prices but falls short of reaching full potential due to…
Voluntary Agreements for Delta Water Established in MOU
…implementation of the agreements is approximately $2.6 billion, to be divided among water users and state and federal governments. Depending on the season and overall water supplies, up to 824,000…
Snow Levels and Water Conditions at Comparable Levels to 2013 and 2015
…fourth snow survey of the season, DWR highlighted the impact of a warm and dry start to 2022. The conditions at Phillips Station reflected the disappointing state of California’s water…
Increased Demand for Raisin Varietals in 2021 Winemaking
…a key point in the growing season took their toll on production. “We had crops that were off anywhere from 20 to as much as 40 percent,” said Lehman. Listen…
Strawberry Varieties to Grow so They’ll Taste Better Than Store Bought
…smaller crop from June to September. June-bearing varieties are often recommended for short-season northern gardens; they offer a bigger summer bounty than everbearers, but plants stop fruiting after the first…
Cost of Production Concerns Detailed in Farm Bureau Reports
…push prices higher, AFBF Zippy Duvall said there is growing concern for the season ahead. “The rising prices for fuel, fertilizer and other supplies create an unwelcome counterforce to higher…
Almond Matters: Getting Ahead of Peach Twig Borer
…colder temperatures have created concern for many growers heading into the next part of the season. Field Market Development Specialist with Valent U.S.A., Todd Burkdoll said the next two to…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 03-22-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers updated food safety requirements for leafy greens as the growing season approaches, the…
Remembering LGMA Food Safety Updates Heading into Growing Season
…the course of last year. As the growing season gets underway on the Central Coast, growers are reminded that there are some new protocols in place related to soil amendments…
Agronomic Minute: Mitigating Risks of Alternaria Pressure
…it has a four-hour re-entry. So, you can use it all the way up until the end of the season,” said Smith. “It is very effective as a knockdown against…
Industry Collaboration Helps End Surveillance Sampling of Leafy Greens
…that a mitigation step in place of our surveillance sampling.’ So indeed, that’s what happened.” FDA began the surveillance sampling program during the 2021 growing season. York noted that of…
Benefits of Implementing a Cover Crop System in Tree Nuts
…we’re doing there, this is our second season,” Crum noted. “We came back at it with a more aggressive cover crop for this season that we planted directly after harvest.”…
Week in Review: Forecasting Fertilizer Prices & Momentum Grows for Right to Repair
Fertilizer prices have been on an upward trend over the past year and the Russia-Ukraine conflict has further complicated the global market. California Citrus Mutual President and CEO Casey Creamer…
Ensuring Grower Safety is Considered in Pesticide Notification Pilot Projects
California Citrus Mutual (CCM) has indicated the group will be stay involved as the pilot projects for a statewide pesticide notification system continue taking shape. Two of the four counties…