…industry. Funding is made through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Specialty crops generally fetch high value for the farmers, but require more intensive…
Agri View: Florida Carrots
…Florida farmers are starting to grow carrots. And, not in the perennial winter farm crop country that you think. In fact, the current location is in the area just across…
Fresno County 2016 Crop Report Shows Drought, Market Impacts
…also exported to 93 countries last year. This Crop Report is comprised of nearly 400 commodities, of which, 68 crops exceed $1 million in value,” said Wright. Several factors can…
Agri View: Drought and Farming
…most, farmers have more ways to protect themselves. They can, and most do, insure their crops. They can make crop choices. And, they can practice good soil policies. On the…
Agri View: Weather Problems for Rice Crop Farmers
Everett Griner talks about rice crop farmers having their problems with the weather in today’s Agri View. Weather Problems for Rice Crop Farmers Rice. A staple food item in most…
Almond Board: July Position Report
…the almond crop production cycle. August, the beginning of harvest, marks the beginning of each new crop year and the following July position report rounds out the final shipment numbers…
Dicamba Damage Reports Still Climbing
…a plant science professor at the University of Missouri, compiled the data and it shows complaints of off-site dicamba movement now cover 21 states, stretching from North Dakota to Georgia….
Agri View: Crop Dusting Changes
Everett Griner talks about the changes in the crop dusting industry making it safer in today’s Agri View. Crop Dusting Changes Well, in the beginning they were known as “crop…
Farm Machinery Stocks Drop After USDA Reports
Last week’s Department of Agriculture crop reports sent stocks of farm machinery companies lower. USDA on Thursday reported higher than expected crop yields in the August round of crop reports,…
Early Market Benefits Apple Growers
By being the first ones on the scene, California apple growers say their crop continues to fill an important market niche, even as the state’s acreage has declined. During a…
Sunflowers as a Crop and Garden Flower
…Ours. Sunflowers as a Crop and Garden Flower Sunflowers have been a part of agriculture, dating back to at least 3000 BC, and they have been used for all sorts…
August USDA WASDE Report Released
…NASS in Crop Production report. Early-season production occurring in August and September is projected to constitute 10.7 percent of the total. Cotton: The first survey of U.S. 2017 crop production…
Almond Board: Stockpile Management
…storage. Almonds should not be stockpiled if either the hull moisture content exceeds 13% or the kernel moisture content exceeds 6%. Crop moisture should be determined while the crop is…
Perdue Turning to Industry for Dicamba Fix
…Thousands of dicamba drift complaints have been filed across the Midwest and Southeast this year as dicamba-based herbicides have damaged neighboring crops that are not dicamba-tolerant. Last week, Monsanto said…