The California Grape Acreage Report, 2015 Crop detailed data is now available online. Data is available for download in both PDF and Excel formats by table or as a PDF…
Farm Economy Top Focus for NFU Pres.
…attention today and others that would benefit from additional changes in the next Farm Bill. Specifically, he mentioned the Agricultural Risk Coverage program, Price Loss Coverage program, Dairy Margin Protection…
Spring Fruit Blossoms
…on tree fruit stage of development Damage from freezes depends on the development stage of the fruit crop. These tables allow you to quickly asses the risk for your tree…
California Grape Acreage Report
…mailed to all grape growers from our database. The mailing was made in late November 2015 to approximately 8,800 grape growers. The questionnaire contained previously reported crop, variety, and acreage…
Grapefruit, Lemons Tangerines Change in April Crop Forecast
USDA April Citrus Crop Forecast Has Changes in Grapefruit and Lemons Mark Hudson, USDA/NASS delivered the April citrus crop forecast from Washington D.C.. The California Valencia orange forecast is 10.5…
USDA Expands Safety-Net for Dairy Operations
…protection that covers 90 percent of milk production at a $4 margin coverage level. For additional premiums, operations can protect 25 to 90 percent of production history with margin coverage…
DPR Fumigant Notification Workshops
…on how to notify residents living around agricultural fields, when certain types of pesticides, known as fumigants, are applied. Fumigants are gaseous pesticides injected into the ground before a crop…
Almond Board: Nitrogen and ILRP
…in irrigation water, cover crops, compost and other sources, as well as with data from leaf sampling. All of this data is then used to get a total nitrogen fertilizer…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…declining crop receipts. The forecast reduction in crop value of production for 2016 reflects both lower cash receipts and the sale of crop inventories. The value of U.S. livestock production…
The Western View: Carbon Farming
…food and cover crops throughout the growing season. When the growing season is done, some use cattle, sheep, hogs and chickens to eat the remnants of the crop and trample…
Keyhole Garden
…rows of mono-culture crops could not be more at war with nature. Oddly, it’s also a massive waste of planting space with each row of crops being border by a…
The Science of Soil Health
…demands rise, keeping our soil healthy and productive is of paramount importance. By farming using soil health principles and systems that include no-till, cover cropping and diverse rotations, more and…
Prospective Plantings for 2016
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Field Office today released the forecasts of field crop plantings for 2016. These forecasts, of acreage planted and to be planted, are based on a survey…
Funding Supports Local Food and Specialty Crops
…as specialty crops). These grants programs are administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and include the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program,…