The USDA-NASS Pacific Regional Field Office today released the crop production forecasts that reflect conditions as of January 1. The latest survey, conducted during the last week of December 2014…
Fruit Size and Drop Factors in Citrus Crop Forecast
…the numbers this month from previous months forecast. January Citrus Crop Forecast January USDA/NASS Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size chart. (.pdf) The February Citrus Crop Forecast is scheduled for…
Dairy Producers Enroll in New Margin Protection Program
…choices of protection that are best suited for their operation. Starting with basic coverage for an administrative fee of $100, producers can select higher levels of coverage at affordable incremental…
FAA Grants Real Estate, Agricultural UAS Exemptions
…to use a fixed-wing eBee Ag UAS to make photographic measurements and perform crop scouting for precision agriculture. Both applicants also must obtain a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA)…
Questions From Farmers Abound When States Legalize Pot
When a state legalizes a previously illegal crop to be grown and sold, there may be many questions from farmers and others that no one has quick answers to. Gary…
USDA Observes Kick Off of the International Year of Soils
…with the use of soil management systems that includes cover crops, conservation tillage and no-till and crop rotations. These systems reduce sediment loss from farms and ranches, buffer the effects…
Six Cold Nights do Little Damage to Citrus Crop
…California. Approximately 25% of the orange crop has been harvested. Mandarin tonnage was estimated to be 50 million 5 lb. cartons this year and approximately 70% of the crop remains…
Agri View: Blueberry Hill
Everett Griner talks about the 2014 blueberry crop may set a record in today’s Agri View. Blueberry Hill…
Valent Products Increasing Yield Quality
…of your crop this past year. Several of their products like ProGibb help growers get the maximum value out of their product. Bio-rational Specialist Jim Wargo says several of their…
As of January 1: Cold Weather Not Damaging to State’s Citrus
…for the 13/14 season the California citrus industry represents $2.4B in value with another $1.75B generated in economic value. The crop estimate for the 14/15 navel orange season was 78…
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for January 2015
…in December. The interest rate for crop year commodity loans less than one year disbursed during January is 1.125 percent, unchanged from 1.125 percent in December. Interest rates for Farm…
Forecasted Cold Temps Fail to Materialize
…Approximately 75% of the tree crop remains on the tree. Over 16,000 wind machines are employed to protect the $1.6 billion Valley crop with the vast majority fueled by propane….
Agri View: Nuts to You
Everett Griner talks about pecan crop looking good for 2014 in today’s Agri View. Nuts to You …
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals for 2015 Fertilizer Research and Education Grants
…fertilizers in agriculture. New this year is a call for integrating different aspects of nutrient management, including fertigation, irrigation, crop development and soil fertility into easy-to-use decision making tools and…