…with respect to soil water depletions, costs, carbon capture and soil improvement in a range of orchard and tomato production systems. A variety of data collection efforts are now underway…
Citrus Industry This Week: Less Stressful Production; Success with Microbes
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes steps to less stressful production and information about how microbes are making a difference in Doug Holmberg’s grove. Want to learn more?…
California Winegrape Crush Down from 2014
…the business, as the combined eight district coastal region was collectively down by a whopping 29.5 percent in production when comparing 2015 to 2014. Year-on-year production changes for major California…
CCM Responds to Introduction of Feinstein Water Bill
…sustain the production of food and fiber. But, the stakeholders who are singularly focused have been an impediment to improving California’s water crisis.” The bill contains language to create short-term…
Ron Craft to Lead National Cotton Ginners Association
The Memphis-based National Cotton Ginners Association (NCGA) elected its 2016 officers on February 5 during its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. The new slate is: president – Ron Craft, Plains,…
Another Challenging Year for Cotton Industry
It looks like another challenging year for the cotton industry. Sabrina Hill reports. Industry Cotton Report The National Cotton Council (NCC) says 2016 will be another challenging year for the…
Malaysian Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…not to transport or mail fruit or other agricultural products into the United States of America and California. Please help us protect our agricultural production, backyard gardens and landscapes, and…
Analysts Outline Changing Situation in Wine Business
…2010, and yields per acre have risen 5 percent to 7.25 tons during the same period. Those are the production changes, but there are other changes as well, he said,…
Farmer Big Data
…into the cloud every day. Farm Bureau’s Mary Kay Thatcher says the new survey aims to gauge farmer attitudes towards big data and the use of data in production agriculture….
Citrus Greening Grants Awarded
…threatens production all across the United States,” said Secretary Tom Vilsack. “The research and extension projects funded today bring us one step closer to providing growers real tools to fight…
Application Deadline for 2016 Conservation Stewardship Program is March 31
…offers many enhancements beneficial to California producers’ stewardship goals. CSP enhancements address forest production and wildlife habitat, soil health on all land uses and migratory and shorebird habitat on rice…
Cost Estimates for Growing Romaine Hearts and Organic Spinach Released
…the Central Coast Region.” These two studies can be downloaded for free from the UC Davis Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics website athttp://coststudies.ucdavis.edu. Cost-of-production studies for many commodities are…
Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
…discoveries in agriculture to combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate the impacts of climate…
National Cotton Council Statement on Cottonseed Designation
…years, the smallest exports in 15 years and cotton prices at their lowest level since the 2009 recession, economic pressure is mounting in the industry. Meanwhile, cotton demand, 10 percent…