…control advisors, crop advisors and other industry personnel in attendance. The other seminars held in Palm Desert on June 26 and Santa Paula on June 27 also had a large…
Agri View: California and Other State Losses in a Trade War
…Not only wine and nuts. But anybody can see where the trouble is. Three products. Wine, almonds, and pistachios. It will take a half billion dollars to cover the new…
Cover Crop Efficacy Highlighted in Colusa County
…low biological activity, which correlates with growing brassica,” Krehbiel stated. Cover crops can provide a wealth of benefits to growers, however, developing cover crops in walnut orchards can be challenging….
USDA Assisting Cotton Growers with Safety Net Changes
…base acres covered by the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs. USDA says the data will help producers decide the best options for how to allocate generic base…
Agri View: Favorite Food in the World
…as $12 dollars. That price would cover a slab of cheese, maybe a slice of bacon. A half jar of pickles, mayonnaise, or mustard and ketchup. At most burger joints…
EPA Considering Dicamba Registration as Injury Reports Climb
…South, but there are more and more reports in the Midwest. Post-emergence spraying in Roundup Ready Xtend soybeans is still going on and double-crop soybeans haven’t been sprayed yet. Weed…
Senate Farm Bill Setting Up for Debate
…Senate Farm Bill. Under the bill, the dairy industry would see an additional $200 million in support over a decade. Row crop farmers participating in the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC)…
Agri View: California Farm Facts
…valuable crops. Dairy products rank top. Other crops in the top ten are cattle and calves. Finally, there are almost 77,000 farms that cover over 25 million acres. So, the…
CFBF: Farm Bill and Immigration Bill Bring Benefits for California
…farmers and ranchers to be happy with in California,” CFBF Manager of Federal Policy Josh Rolph said of the House farm bill. “This is something that from the program crop…
Help Your Summer Garden Survive the Heat Wave
…can bet it’s not far away. Here’s how to make sure your garden is heat wave ready, no matter when it hits. Always plant heat-hardy crops that can handle the…
Agri View: Tariff Effect on the Pecan Crop-Hard Nut to Crack
Everett Griner talks about the effect a tariff will have on the pecan crop in today’s Agri View. Everett has some interesting facts, and a bit of history, about the…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…such as those that would compromise crop insurance and impose stricter payment limits and eligibility provisions. “Without strong commodity and crop insurance policies underpinning U.S. agriculture,” Craft stated, “lenders would…
Enrollment for Safety Net Coverage Ends August 1
Farmers and ranchers, with base acres in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) safety net programs, are being reminded enrollment for the 2018 crop year ends…
Agri View: Strawberry Consumption
…a crop grown widely in the United States. You likely know that most of the crop from California. One reason is the long and mild winters. You probably don’t know…