USDA Strengthens Crop Insurance Program to keep Rural Economy Viable Changes to the Federal crop insurance program initiated in 2017 will continue into 2018. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
California Citrus Production Outpaces Florida
…a while. The most recent 2017-2018 forecast for production from USDA indicates that the gap between California and Florida will continue to widen. Projections show that while California’s orange crop…
USDA Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
…and tillage systems, edge-of-field monitoring, crop rotations and intercropping systems. Soil Health: Supporting both cropping and grazing systems, in a variety of climatic zones, that incorporate soil health management systems…
FCA Reports on Agricultural Economic Conditions
…crop production levels are dragging down prices. That means increasing demand will be a key for the crop and protein sectors. The report also says changes to farm and trade…
Crown Gall Surgery Effective but Labor Intensive
…you just cut a giant injury in that tree, if you cover it back over again with soil, you’ve just reinfected it,” noted Lightle. The rootstock used by the majority…
Monsanto Offering Incentive for XtendiMax with VaporGrip Herbicide
…2018, following two-years of crop damage on non-targeted fields. XtendiMax costs about $11 per acre to buy, and Monsanto is offering an extra $6 per acre in cash back to…
McKinney: Farmers Need NAFTA Backup Plan
…others within the Agriculture Department are optimistic that the Trump administration will successfully “carry the day” during the negotiations, he says it would be prudent for crop and livestock producers…
USDA Ends Prevented Planting +10 Percent Option
…the move may be a way to fund that initiative. The move comes after USDA changed prevented planting coverage factors for some crops last spring, which included lowering the coverage…
Agri View: Bumper Crop of Peanuts
…about the bumper crop of peanuts produced this year. There was a problem created with this year’s peanut crop. Everett looks into solutions of this problem. Bumper Crop of Peanuts…
Almond Board of California Enthusiastic About State of the Industry
…future priorities. “We’re really going to focus on what we’re calling ‘unleashing orchard potential’, it’s going to cover a lot of areas,” said Waycott, “our orchard, what comes out of…
Yara North America Highlights Conservation at Almond Conference
…weather data and crop response to applied nutrients,” Kenyon said, “based on those factors, it’s modeled crop responses and predicts yield based on application.” While the models were based on…
Expensive Christmas Trees
…employees and planting fewer trees. This year’s crop of trees was actually planted back in those years, so there’s just not as many to go around. While the wide varieties…
Chowchilla Dairy Farmer Named 2017 Conservation Agriculture Farmer Innovator
…of Chowchilla, double crops his own dairy forage along with tomatoes and alfalfa crops on about 850 acres. After his pioneering efforts with strip-till – some of the very earliest…
USDA Delays the Puerto Rico Census of Agriculture
…where farmer Duamed Colón is using a legume cover crop (Canavalia ensiformis) to increase organic matter, improve soil health, and reduce erosion and herbicide use. Colón is collaborating with the…