…for crops and livestock in California. Those who purchased Federal crop insurance will be paid for covered losses. Federal crop insurance benefits not just our rural economy, but the financial…
Building Your Own No Dig Garden Bed
…Then, sprinkle a thin layer of more nitrogen-rich material, such as manure, compost, food scraps, over coffee grounds. Water the area, cover it with a layer of either cardboard or…
Rural Mainstreet Index Fears Farm Foreclosure Threat to Banks
The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index is still below growth-neutral, which it has been for some time. The index jumped six points from September to October, but low crop prices…
Walnut Raisin Prune Report, State Summary 2016 Crop Year
…varieties. The tonnage produced by the handler plus tonnage purchased from producers for the 2016 prune crop was 52,956 tons of French prunes. Walnut/Raisin/Prune Report, State Summary-2016 Crop Year (.pdf)…
SNAP Recipients Affected by Northern California Wildfires Receive USDA Relief
…codes in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Sonoma and Yuba counties will automatically receive a replacement of 60 percent of their October SNAP benefit. These replacement benefits are intended to cover…
Almond Board: Almond Map
…and 2016. However, this does not mean that the industry can expect a larger crop than is currently projected by NASS in the annual California Almond Objective Measurement Report. Rather,…
USDA Helps Small Businesses Develop New Agricultural Products, Technology
…Grove, Minnesota, $599,981 Montana BioAgriculture Inc., Missoula, Montana, $599,999 Epicrop Technologies Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska, NE, $599,999 Windcall Manufacturing Inc., Venango, Nebraska, $600,000 Codagenix Inc., Farmingdale, New York, $592,912 3Bar Biologics…
USDA Invests in Research on Next Generation of Agricultural Technology
…recover high-quality water, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), and energy from agricultural wastewater. Also, researchers at the University of Nebraska are developing an efficient irrigation system that combines imaging sensors on…
Weed Scientist Has Doubts Over Dicamba Restrictions Effectiveness
…supervision, will be allowed to spray dicamba in 2018. However, that restriction may not do much to reduce crop damage related to sprayings because many farmers and commercial applicators are…
BASF to Acquire Bayer’s Crop Science Unit
BASF has signed an agreement to purchase Bayer’s Crop Science business for $7 billion. BASF is purchasing Bayer seeds for mainstay crops including cotton and soybean, plus the herbicide brand…
EPA Announced Dicamba Label Changes
…Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System. Thousands of complaints during this growing season, and many from last year, of dicamba drifting to neighboring fields not tolerant to the herbicide, prompted…
Almond Board: CAPCA Meeting
…education requirements at this meeting. Continuing education credits are applied for with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Arborist Association, California Certified Crop Adviser…
Report Recommends Changes for NASS Data Collection
A new report suggests the Department of Agriculture should develop a new system for gathering information for crop reports and other surveys. USDA contracted with the National Academy of Sciences…
Agri View: 2017 Crop Harvest
Everett Griner talks about the different crops and the 2017 crop harvest in today’s Agri View. 2017 Crop Harvest…