The United States Department of Agriculture‘s California citrus numbers remain unchanged from last month. The National Agricultural Statistics Service‘s Bill Curtis announced May’s Citrus Crop Forecast. All of the data…
Tips for Growing Warmer Container Vegetables
…after the last frost. Just cover them or bring them inside and put them in a sunny window whenever temperatures dip near freezing. Growing tomatoes can be a challenge because…
Lemon Market Sours, Diversification Saving Ventura Grower
Crop diversification has become an even more critical factor for farmers and ranchers struggling with the abrupt closure of much of the foodservice industry. Will Pidduck of Finch Farms notes…
Survey Shows Strains on Rural California
…said, “and have seen those jobs reduced at the same time as prices farmers and ranchers earn for many crops and commodities have fallen.” About three-quarters of the responding farmers…
Newsom Expanding Farm to Family Program
…that has been created by COVID-19. “We have secured $2 million in USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant funding for CAFB to support harvesting, packing and shipping of donated specialty crop products,”…
Pushing for the Removal of Payment Caps Under CFAP
…that the payment restrictions would limit the effectiveness of the program, particularly for livestock, dairy and specialty crop producers. “Growers of crops with high production costs like citrus should be…
Almond Acres in California Saw Another Increase in 2019
…getting ready to release the 2020 Subjective Estimate on May 12, to provide an early forecast for what the current crop will produce. The Subjective Estimate information is based on…
Addressing Gill’s Mealybug Populations in Pistachios
…kind of this May-June, July-August and then the third generation is in September,” said Rick Leonard, Customer Business Advisor with Bayer Crop Science. “We start monitoring probably the very first…
USDA Taking Proposals for Buy Fresh Program
…will be issued in seven different regions and proposals will be accepted that cover multiple regions or only include partial regions. Those awarded with contracts will be responsible for managing…
Rice Growers Look Forward to ‘Normal’ Planting Season
…acres of rice this year, an increase of 2,000 acres over the previous year. “We’ll see how it plays out; 500,000 is a good solid crop and what we would…
Coronavirus Assistance Payments Expected by ‘End of May’
…for specialty crop producers. The remainder of the available $16 billion will be issued for other crops. Of particular interest for many California growers, specialty crops are eligible for both…
USDA Reports Record Enrollment in Key Farm Safety-Net Programs
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2020 – Producers signed a record 1.77 million contracts for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the…
Water Resources Now are Critical to Ensure Food Supply Later
…of “crop per drop” produced on California farms. The state’s growing population and tightening environmental regulations have placed greater stress on the state’s existing water supply. CFBF works to expand…
Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall Named to Economic Revival Group
…we return to some sense of normalcy in America.” Background: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: Almost all row crop commodity futures have fallen by double-digit percentages. Milk futures…