…Well can sales of used farm equipment attract bigger crowds and more buyers? It is likely to be a year of cutting back on crop inputs. Save money any way…
Smart Phone App Balances Conservation and Production
…and site-specific topographic data, while the LandCover module can document ground cover, vegetation height, plant density, and spatial patterns of vegetation affecting soil erosion. The collected information is stored in…
Agri View: Gulf Dead Zone
…several coastal states. Some of these dead zones cover large areas. Now is anything being done to handle the problem. Yes. But it won’t happen quickly. Nor will it be…
Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…the National Academy of Science‘s first ever Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences for pioneering the use of large scale genomic approaches to associate genes with crop traits. This work…
CCM Supports Stay on Argentine Lemon Rule
…and diseases known to be present in northwest Argentina.” The final rule, issued on December 23, 2016, creates significant vulnerability for the domestic citrus crop to invasive pests and diseases….
AFBF Pres. Duvall Re: Importance of Trade to U.S. Agriculture
…to protect and advance U.S. agricultural interests in the critical Asia-Pacific region. “American agriculture is virtually always a winner when trade agreements remove barriers to U.S. crop and livestock exports…
Rising Global Temperatures Poised to Crush Crop Yields
Scientists say if global temperatures continue to rise, the United States faces big drops in harvests of major food crops by 2100. A climate impact research document says the rising…
Agri View: A Clear Misunderstanding
…things about being a farmer is trying to grow crops that feed people who think you are trying to kill them. It is because in today’s world not enough people…
In South State, Lingering Drought Worries Farmers
…it’s better for our crops because it’s not as salty,” said Stehly, who grows avocados, mandarins, lemons and grapefruit on his San Diego County farm. “Most crops are salt-sensitive, so…
The Western View: EPA, You Got to be Kidding!
…irrigation sources for farms downstream. Some farmers lost crops altogether. Others were able to haul water and save their crop and livestock, at substantial expense. This is also a popular…
USDA Proposes Revisions to Genetic Engineering Policy
…In the document, they talk about how you can use gene editing techniques for both creating new biotech traits and placing them in crop varieties, or you can use gene…
NOW Cost Pistachio Growers $100 Mil
…year was a record-setting year for the pistachio crop. Klein said 2 percent of that total is a big number. “In a 900-million-pound crop, that means 18 million pounds of…
Agri View: Labor Intensive Crop
…third largest crop. California growers plant over 36,000 acres of that crop every year. Unfortunately, the crop has to be planted and harvested by hand. Do you know how many…
CDFA Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…necessitating action by Congress. The farm bill provides an estimated $489 billion in federal funding nationwide to support a variety of food and agricultural programs including crop insurance, conservation, nutrition…