Today’s California agriculture headlines include information on a presentation on spinach in the Salinas Valley, Australia welcoming more California fruit, a field day for cotton growers, and a meeting for…
Almond Board: Research a Focus of Almond Board Conference
…I was able to speak with Chairman of the Production Research Committee for the Almond Board of California, Joe MacIlvaine, and he says they made some changes this year. McIllvane…
Citrus Industry E-news: The Bee Issue; HLB Production Systems
…summary of a Citrus Expo seminar on production systems for HLB. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current e-news issue. Click here to subscribe to…
World Wheat Production
World wheat production is forecast at record high levels and the U.S. supply forecast is raised. Susan Carter reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
California Crop Update
…are also draining fields in preparation for harvest. Cotton boll opening is complete on more than half of the state’s acreage. Cotton conditions are down slightly due to hot and…
New Ecosystem Services Database
…are defined as the multiple benefits we gain from farming and ranching, including crop and livestock production. Many of these benefits extend into environmental stewardship and conservation. For example, the…
U.S. Cotton Crop Down
World cotton production prospects are higher than expected, but the forecast for the U.S. crop is down from last month. Susan Carter reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
New Rice Estimates
Global rice production is projected at record levels. Susan Carter has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
USDA Forecast for Crop Production
The much anticipated new USDA forecast for crop production is now out. Gary Crawford has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Changes to Income Forecast
…down just over 10 percent fro 2012. The forecast reveals a return to trend yields, which would lead to record crop production levels and result in substantial year-end crop inventories….
California Ag Headlines for September 6
…Checking in with some of the other crops around the state: Cotton boll opening is about a third complete. And so far this year, cotton condition is 85% good to…
California Agriculture Hits New Record
The numbers for last year are in, and California’s agriculture production has hit a new record. It topped $44 billion for 2012. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download…
Research into Methyl Bromide Alternatives
…Management Program for Integrated Methyl Bromide Alternatives. It includes production crops like grapes, strawberries and tree nuts as well as nursery crops. In strawberries, the main use of methyl bromide…
California Headlines: Gill’s Mealybug, California Grape Record, Honey Production
Sabrina Hill has today’s California agriculture headlines, which include pistachio growers attending a field day on Gill’s Mealybug, a new record for California table grapes, and California honey production. Click…