…CCM’s president also talked about how this season is faring with all of the rain. “We have a short crop — shorter than we have had in the last couple…
Ag Safety Awareness Week
…Centers have prepared a collection of safety resources for each day of the week. And each day will also have cover a specific safety topic. For more information log on…
Almond Board: When Should You Water?
…levels (1.0, 2.0 and 3.0), each covering the following concepts and how to execute and effectively integrate them: Measuring irrigation system performance and efficiency Estimating orchard water requirements based on…
India Reconsidering Wheat Import Tax
…a supply shortage after two years of drought. Higher imports and expectations of a bumper crop this year have government officials seriously thinking about re-instituting the import tax. The Prime…
El Nino May Yet Show Up in 2017
…known to bring turbulent weather to certain parts of the world and beautiful crop growing weather to other parts of the globe. Some of the more notable impacts include drought…
Reflections of a Farm Broadcaster
…many similarities among the ag issues in these diversified and high-value crop states, including labor, environment, trade and political misunderstanding, just to name a few. So we connected with a…
January Agriculture Prices Report
January Prices Received Index Decreased 1.6 Percent The January Agriculture Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 86.4, decreased 1.6 percent from December 2016. At 78.3, the Crop Production Index decreased…
Agri View: Migratory Trouble
Everett Griner talks about how migratory birds are spreading trouble for producers in today’s Agri View. Migratory Trouble Weed control is one of the major expenses in producing a crop….
Citrus Tarping Started March 1
…origin or destination, must be tarped,” CPDPP Grower Liaison Erin Betts said. “You don’t have to use a tarp. You can use a van or something that is completely covered…
Agri View: Quicker Aid
…2016 crop was hard. 2017 looks even tougher. Other crops have their own difficulties. So passing a bill this year would tend to boost all of agriculture a year sooner….
Some Brazil Soybeans Very Muddy
…the damaged crop can still be blended with good crops, the total production estimates for Mato Grosso should remain the same. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Largest Ag Producers Changing Crop Protection Plans
A new study from Millenium Research shows that the nation’s largest farmers are still uncommitted or making changes to their crop protection plans. The “Farmer Speaks” study shows producers being…
Agri View: Farming Technology
…too late. And there are other crops that are just like strawberries. So, build a machine. A machine can be put to work anytime and save a crop. By the…
Almond Board: Bee Forage
…Industry Relations, Carissa Sauer From the Almond Board: Honey bees are essential for a successful almond crop.The single most important factor determining a good yield is pollination during the bloom…