The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Office released the crop production forecast for June. The latest survey, conducted during the last week of May 2016, and the first week of June 2016,…
Psyllid Quarantines Affecting Bottom Line
…be moving leaf trash around the state.” Kinoshita says there is an extra cost to get fruit cleared for shipment and southern California growers who send their crop out of…
Overview of New Strawberry Insurance Program
Meetings will provide information to growers who are interested in the new strawberry crop insurance program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Risk Management Agency will provide an overview of…
NMPF Board Adopts Resolution
…Chairman of NMPF and a dairy farmer from Rogersville, Missouri. “Farmers have overwhelmingly adopted these crop technologies because they increase productivity while enhancing agricultural sustainability.” NMPF’s Board of Directors, and…
California Dried Plum (Prune) Forecast
2016 California Dried Plum (Prune) Forecast The 2016 California dried plum (prune) crop is forecast at 45 thousand tons, down 58 percent from the 107 thousand tons reported to the…
Agri View: Better Times?
…gains would come on the crop side of the farm income statement, with livestock only recovering at the end of the 10-year period. Prices for pork, beef and poultry could…
Petition to Legalize Industrial Hemp
…industrial hemp plants from its list of controlled substances, which would green-light cultivation in the United States. The groups claim legalizing the crop at the federal level would open economic…
Agri View: Jackfruit
…planet – it isn’t unusual to come across beasts weighing up to 35kg in South America and South-east Asia. And it has been hailed as a “miracle crop” because of…
USDA Streamlining Crop Reporting
USDA announced Tuesday farmers and ranchers can update their crop acreage reports at any USDA office without having to visit another. USDA’s Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency can…
Global Grain Glut to Continue with Second-Biggest Crop on Record
A global grain surplus will continue to pressure crop prices as this year’s harvest will expand to the second-highest on record. The International Grains Council says world grain production will…
California Farmers Count Every Drop
…switching to crops that yield higher value per unit of water; and switching irrigation technologies. Almost all California cropland is irrigated, so continued improvements in irrigation efficiency are key to…
Many Still Pondering Low Water Allocations
…at the grocery store as a result. Pomology Tree Crop Advisor David Doll says he was also a little shocked by the 5 percent water allocation projection for the west…
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
…shared with the other location. This new process is part of the USDA Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI). This interagency collaboration also includes participating private crop insurance agents and…
Input Costs Determine Almond Acreage Removal
…small increase in almond acres removed last year according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Pomology Tree Crop Advisor David Doll says that prices are down to a more normal…