Early reactions to the Heritage Foundation Report that calls for an end to commodity support programs and crop insurance have been swift. Dale Moore of the American Farm Bureau Federation…
Heritage Foundation Looking to the 2018 Farm Bill
…U.S. sugar policies to be discontinued as well. They want federal crop insurance to only cover deep yield losses and disasters, and not cover revenue loss. From the National Association…
Agri View: Fish Farm
…for a fish farm, bigger than anything bigger than has ever been built before. Three miles off of the coast of San Diego. It would cover some twenty-nine thousand meters….
Corn, Potatoes and Vegetable Production Practices
…production practices of these key crops. “Production agriculture in the United States is constantly evolving and results of these surveys help ensure that the most current information about production practices…
Almond Board: Seeds for Bees
Seeds for Bees is a free program that provides cover crop seeds for growers to plant on land unused by their crop. Almond growers are encouraged to participate in this…
Atrazine Important for Conservation Farming
…is an effective way to control weeds but disturbing that top layer of soil leads to a loss of 90 percent of crop residue from the soil. Tillage damages the…
Top Crop Reports Show Decrease
2015 Crop reports are coming in across the state. Some counties showed an increase but a few of the top counties showed a significant decrease. Counties around the state are…
FSA Reprograms $185 million for Loans
…service approximately 1,900 applications, but many farm groups say more money is needed. The funds were approved by Congress and will allow the agency to cover up to 30 percent…
Agri View: Labor Program
…Too many of administrative delays. If workers arrive a week late, some of these crops may as well remain in the field. There are at lease sixteen crops in twenty-two…
Island Coffee Crop Acreage Down
Could we be facing a coffee shortage in the near future? Another coffee crop is down due to a major pest and weather events that disrupted the season. The latest…
Agri View: More Ag Technology
…And, don’t forget pest control and fertilizer composition. With all of his mechanical advantages, a farmer cannot produce a harvestable crop today if he had to use the seed, fertilizer…
Agri View: Cotton Problem
Everett Griner talks about the boll weevil is not the only problem for the cotton producer in today’s Agri View. Agri View: Cotton Problem The U.S. cotton crop is forecast…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
…This is roughly 14 percent less than a normal statewide surface water supply for crops. This shortage is reduced with nearly 1.9 million acre-foot of additional groundwater pumping for a…
Agri View: Drone Rules
…not directly participating in the operation, not under a covered structure, and not inside a covered stationary vehicle. Daylight-only operations, or civil twilight (30 minutes before official sunrise to 30…