…understanding the effects of organic practices such as crop rotation, livestock-crop integration, organic manure, mulch and/or compost additions, cover crops, and reduced or conservation tillage on ecosystem services, greenhouse gas…
Conservation Opportunities to Improve Water Quality
…can help to improve water quality. CLEAR will assist landowners with the cost of building bioreactors and saturated buffers that filter nitrates and other nutrients from tile-drained cropland. Early estimates…
USDA: No Cotton Storage Deficit
…and carry-in stock reports. Since there is no deficit, the CCC has determined that extra storage is not needed for the 2016 cotton crop. CCC determines that a storage deficit…
Western View: Pulse Irrigating Saves the Farm
…They laid out 7 separate irrigation lines to cover their 175 acres of almonds. They calculated they had enough water to irrigate each line for 30 minutes at a time…
Market Rallies Lifting Farmers Spirits
…Crop Revenues Trending Higher What was behind the improvement in producer sentiment about the future? Producers’ view of the future was buoyed in part by a significant rally in futures…
Improving Water Quality in High-Priority Watersheds
…Service’s (NRCS) National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI). The NWQI helps farmers and ranchers implement voluntary conservation practices, such as nutrient management, cover crops, conservation cropping systems, filter strips, terraces and…
World Soil Day: Celebrating the Magic Beneath
…as conservation tillage, cover crops and diverse rotations to rebuild and regenerate their soil. Through these systems they are enhancing the soil’s microbial life which, in turn, sustains ours. Resources…
Cost Studies for Growing Plums and Raisins in SJV
…drip irrigation. The economic life of the vineyards used in these cost analysis is 30 years. The authors describe the assumptions used to identify current costs for each crop, material…
More Volatility Ahead for Cattle Markets
…global slowdown,” he said. The bull market for commodities started in 2009 at the end of the global financial crisis. Crop farmers and livestock producers all raised their production efforts…
Farm Income Drops 17 Percent in 2016
…in dairy, beef, poultry, and eggs are projected to fall 12 percent to the lowest levels since 2011. Row crop receipts are forecast unchanged as stronger revenues for soybeans and…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…crops are coming in on time,” Hawk said. “It’s probably not going to be a great market right now. There’s plenty of product—too much product.” Ralph Strahm, a third-generation Imperial…
DIY Laundry Detergent
…a liquid detergent use 3/4 cup liquid castile soap plus 1 cup washing soda. Pour the washing soda into a bucket and cover with hot water. Stir until the soda…
Canada Ranchers Under Quarantine to Receive Federal Funding
…having to feed and maintain quarantined cattle they cannot move or sell can expect a federal AgriRecovery plan to help cover the costs. The government will be working with the…
Agri View: Hard Work
…if you measured the labor input of all agriculture dairy farming would be at or near the top. Dairy farmers have to produce a crop just like any other farmer….