…removed hemp from the list of Schedule I controlled substances and effectively negated previous California law pertaining to hemp cultivation. States are now allowed to cultivate the crop like any…
How to Rid Your Garden of Potato Bugs
…potato beetles, in both adult and larval forms, chew the leaves on garden plants and can defoliate entire crops if you don’t get rid of them quickly. Potato bugs can…
2020 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs Open
…the 2018 crop. Producers who had 2018 covered commodities enrolled in ARC-CO can visit www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc for payment rates applicable to their county and each covered commodity. For farms and covered commodities enrolled…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 10-14-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the record 2020 pistachio crop, lawsuits surrounding California Prop….
The Western View: More Midwest Flooding: Can California Fill The Gap?
…happened at all. Water-saturated ground could not be planted, or would not grow much of a crop. The problem is wide-spread. Wisconsin and Michigan farmers are having a disappointing…
Tariffs on EU Ag Products Coming After WTO Ruling
…oils, multiple varieties of cheese, as well as various fruits and juices from several European countries. The increased tariffs will also cover multiple different types of industrial goods from various…
Shasta Dam Project Hits Another Roadblock
…of Reclamation decides to move forward with raising the dam, federal law requires local cost-share partners to cover at least half of the $1.4 billion that would be needed to…
Bailey Appointed to USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…allowed regional specialty crop growers to dramatically increase sales of their crops. Prior to that, Bailey worked at McEvoy of Marin for 12 years. He started in horticultural operations in…
Fresno County Leads California as Top Agricultural County
Fresno County has now officially become the top agricultural county in California and the U.S. for the first since 2013 after the release of Tulare County’s 2018 Crop and Livestock…
Efforts to Modernize Endangered Species Act
…and farming, and cotton production specifically,” said NCC Vice President of Washington Operations Reece Langley. “That impact ranges from how EPA can register certain crop protection products for use on…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-08-19
…the Fence Line event preparing you for unwanted protest, the Shasta Dam Project that might be in jeopardy and why summer months mean less time for cover crops to grow….
USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers
…often designed for field crops, but equally safe, effective and economical for growers of minor/specialty crops—including fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture) –…
President Trump Signs Stopgap Spending Bill to Fund Farm Payments
…$16.4 million in funding to support the new help production program under the 2018 Farm Bill. The measure also forgoes the matching requirement of the Specialty Crop Research Initiative. Lawmakers…
ARS and U.S. Army Join Forces to Revitalize Soil with Paper
…was positively correlated with native plant cover, deficient plant and soil nutrient concentrations and soil pH, and negatively correlated with invasive plant cover and biomass and soil bulk density, Torbert…