…crop there. In response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, as well as those imposed on only China for violations related to U.S. intellectual property, China has imposed hefty…
Using Solar Energy to Dry Pomace Increases Potential for Other Uses
…collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and UC Merced and was funded through the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, which looks to…
Agri View: Grape Production and Consumption
Everett Griner talks about grape production for consumption in today’s Agri View. Grape Production and Consumption Most people consider the annual grape crop to be produced for wine making. If…
WASDE Predicts Second-largest Corn Crop, Record Soybean Crop
The Latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand report predicts the second-largest corn crop for the United States this year and a record soybean crop. Corn production is forecast at 14.82…
California Cotton Acreage Falls Short of Early Predictions
…positivity in the industry. “Both Upland and Pima prices are doing really well at this point…and the crop has turned out to be, at least so far knock-on-wood, really, really…
Farm, Ethanol Groups Urge President to Restore Integrity to RFS, Allow Year-Round E15 Sales
…With a near-record corn crop expected this fall and tariffs putting a damper on trade opportunities, farmers desperately need expanded access to markets and new sources of demand,” the groups…
Agri View: Peanut Yield Success
…a farmer. Today, you could go broke with a yield like that. An average crop now is 2 tons per acre. Doubling the yield, on any crop, is quite an…
Water Works: Using Subsurface Drip Irrigation in Alfalfa Production
…usage while benefitting crop health. “You can follow the needs of the crop. For example, if one week you need three inches of water you can apply three inches of…
Trump Threatens to Add $200 Billion in More Tariffs
…with the matter spoke anonymously with Bloomberg for the article. Companies and people have until September 6th to submit comments on duties that will cover everything from semiconductors to selfie…
Record Walnut Production Forecasted for 2018
…came through California in late spring was thought to have had adverse effects on the crop, however, the weather patterns helped with increasing kernel size and quality due to cooler…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
…sell a good crop at a fair price, rather than receive government aid, and that’s what long-term trade deals will accomplish. But in the meantime, President Trump has promised that…
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…Agency regarding cover crop usage alongside cash crops, so farmers and producers no longer run the risk of losing their crop insurance because they used cover crops as an approved…
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2018…
Latest Climate Change Assessment Illustrates Farming Challenges of the Future
…various climate change scenarios. Adapting crops and production methods can help address climate change issues. Specialty crops were also shown to be more successful over feed, field and grain crops…