…farmer’s crop and plant marijuana. In large crops, the marijuana can grow and be harvested without the produce farmer ever knowing it was there. Sabrina Hill continues our series on…
Marijuana and California Agriculture: Part Two
A Fresno County farmer talks about the troubles he faced when a marijuana operation started up on land near his produce crops. Sabrina Hill has the second part in our…
Almond Crop Forecast
…or download audio report The forecast at 1.85 billion meat pounds, which down 7.5 percent from May’s subjective forecast and down 2 percent from last year’s crop. Production for the…
Marijuana and California Agriculture: Part One
It’s just like nearly any other national crop: When it comes to marijuana, California grows the best, or at least some of the biggest, plants. That’s one of the reasons…
Livestock Groups Support RFS Repeal Act
…including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Chicken Council, and the National Turkey Federation, are supporting the Act. This year alone, about 40 percent of the nation’s corn crop will…
San Diego Designated Natural Disaster Area
…because of damages and losses caused by the recent drought. It means farmers and ranchers in San Diego County qualify for special loans from the USDA to help cover part…
Sec. Ross Sends Letter to Dairy Industry
…testimony on the hearing record failed to provide economic data to justify the industry’s positions, the uncertainty of the 2013 corn crop and questions about the stability of the market…
Fresno, Monterey Counties See Ag Growth
With the release of the 2012 Crop Reports, several California counties saw increases in gross crop value. The biggest news comes out of the biggest ag county in the state…
Big Mite Problem This Year in Some Areas
…problems for almond growers in some parts of the state, due largely to the lack of rain we’ve had this year. PCA and Crop Advisor Chad Mattock works in Kern…
Costa: House Fails Rural America and Consumers
…Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) to encourage the development of new technologies and improved efficiencies in the production of specialty crops. $375 million for the Specialty Crop Block Grants Program…
California Ag Labor and Immigration
…pulled to harvest fresh fruit to cover those labor shortages, it leaves few workers to do the ongoing maintenance needed by other crops. And that means growers will have to…
Battling Navel Orangeworm in Almonds
…still valuable – especially when it does a very good job in reducing the Navel Orangeworm population. But he says hull spilt is when the crop faces the real danger….
Nitrogen and Almond Hull Rot
…show a connection between nitrogen and hull rot, saying they show the more nitrogen the crop received, the more often hull rot became a problem. He said growers should use…
Citrus Industry E-news: Nutrition; Fruit Drop; Black Spot; Crop Forecast
This week’s issue of the Citrus Industry E-news Exclusive includes the latest citrus crop forecast, an update on black spot and a report on nutrition and fruit drop. Want to…