…broader approach to include all aspects of cattle production and not just beef alone. The bill is likely to be considered by the full Senate sometime before July. A California…
Strawberry Crops Rebound After Freeze Damage
…took out a lot of the March production that was beginning to open flower in February when the freeze hit.” Despite the setbacks earlier in the year, many farmers in…
Agri View: Crop Prospects
…you could expect. Essentially, it said more cotton, less peanuts. No indication of corn or soybeans. A lot of both are grown in the Southeast. There is a lot of…
Cotton Producers Reminded of May 31 CGCS Deadline
Cotton producers are being reminded that sign-up for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Cotton Ginning Cost Share (CGCS) program now runs until May 31, 2018. Under the program, which…
Almond Update: Subjective Forecast Eases Damage Concerns
The subjective forecast for the 2018 almond crop is 2.3 billion pounds. That’s a 1.3% increase over last year’s production. Of course this is good news for the industry, even…
Controlled Environment Ag Growing
Controlled environment agriculture is growing rapidly, according to a new report from CoBank. Controlled environment agriculture, a technology-based approach toward food production to use optimal growing conditions, often indoors, occurs…
Agri View: Georgia Citrus Expanding Thanks to Research
…The research is in the developing a variety that will do well. That research is well underway. Citrus production doubled in 2017. It looks just as promising for this year….
Organic Produce Has Strong First Quarter
…value of more than $1.2 billion during the first portion of 2018. While organic sales and production grew during the first part of 2018, OPN noted that several conventionally grown…
Secretary Perdue Names FSA Administrator
…Fordyce will provide leadership for FSA and its mission to support agricultural production across America through a network of over 2,100 county and 50 state offices. “As a fourth-generation farmer,…
2017 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…bunches on paper trays on terraces between vine rows. The Overhead Trellis System has led to increased production of dried-on-the-vine raisins, increased machine harvesting, and decreased hand labor use. 2017…
NCC: Farm Legislation Passage Much Needed
…supports a healthy and thriving rural economy that includes cotton gins, warehouses, marketing coops and merchants to market the crop, cottonseed handlers, and textile manufacturers. Today, this nation’s 20,000 cotton…
Agri View: Trade War
…cotton, corn, tobacco, soybeans. It is not just the people that grow these crops that will be impacted. Think about the jobs that sustain non-farm families. I have told you…
2018 California Almond Forecast
The initial subjective forecast for the 2018 California almond production is 2.30 billion pounds, according to a survey conducted by the USDA/NASS Pacific Regional Office. Forecasted production is 1.3 percent…
Agri View: Agriculture Trade Problems
…just soybeans, and cotton farmers. It is all of agriculture. Farm exports are what keeps agriculture strong. It is more than just China. United States farm products are exported all…