…all seven of the U.S. growing regions, with Aegerter focused on how the different bacterial diseases affect California production. “We have some ideas about what management practices might be beneficial…
New ‘Roadmap to an Organic California’ Report Released
California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) released the second portion of a research project looking at the value that organic production can provide. The Roadmap to an Organic California: Policy Report…
USDA Unveils Agriculture Innovation Agenda
The Agriculture Innovation Agenda that was just announced by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, seeks to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture while increasing U.S. production by 40 percent by 2050. …
Taking A Cooperative Approach to Issues Such as Water
…cannot wholeheartedly fix some issues, there are various programs and projects that are implemented to help facilitate collaboration between environmentalists and those involved in production agriculture. By bringing the two…
CA Agriculture Needs Science, Crop Protection Tools
…stop of sales and production of a chemical. Over the last couple of years, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has issued reviews stating glyphosate, when used properly, has no…
Optimistic Dairy Forecast for Year Ahead
…in domestic production figures. “I think what it does is it puts it on more of a level playing field. It makes it easier to compare apples to apples and…
Safe to Use as Directed: Understanding Glyphosate Myths
…of the world that had previously not experienced that level of agricultural production. Dunn noted that farmers have more than 10,000 years of organic production experience, but it has only…
Lower Grape Crush Report Won’t Compensate for Oversupplied Market
…BRINGING PRODUCTION DOWN TO MEET DEMAND The decline in tonnage crushed was indicative of so much production it was not economically viable to harvest it all and did little to…
California Prune Industry Excited for Busy Year
The California prune industry is optimistic that 2020 will be a good year for production. Reports indicate that it will be a strong crop this year, with good yields and…
Almond Board of California Announces 2020 Election
…including production research, global market development via advertising and public relations, and accumulation, compilation, and dissemination of statistical information. The ABC encourages eligible women, minorities and people with disabilities to…
Deadline for Conservation Reserve Program General Signup is Feb. 28
…programs in the U.S. It was originally intended to primarily control soil erosion and potentially stabilize commodity prices by taking marginal lands out of production. The program has evolved over…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 02-18-20
…2018, but that doesn’t mean supply is decreasing. Brian German has an update on the “Stop the Rot” project for onion growers, a report on the cotton production forecast, and…
Keeping A Watchful Eye on Colombian Avocado Production
…along with the climate makes for ideal conditions for avocado production. Growers in the region told the group from CAC that they essentially have two production peaks, but they can…
AFBF Urges Improvements to Hemp Regulation
…Domestic Hemp Production Program was submitted last October, detailing the parameters for production. The comments submitted to USDA highlight several issues that the farming community is concerned about with the…