…safety net programs and policies.” Currently underway by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the Census collects detailed data covering nearly every facet of U.S. agriculture. It looks at land…
Pear Growers Hope for Good Weather
…you can learn about how the latest research and how it can help your crop this year. On Wednesday, February 13th in Ukiah, the North Coast Pear Research meeting is…
Citrus Watch: Damage Reports Increase
…one-fifth of the mandarin crop and nine percent of the orange crop statewide was lost due to last week’s freeze. And, the rising cost of protecting the citrus crop is…
Almond Prices Expected to Climb
…almond crop will be less than 1.85 billion pounds. That’s a lot less than earlier industry estimates just over two billion pounds. Meanwhile, with strong shipments and limited supply, almond…
Avocado Sales Increasing
…each year. That’s according to the latest report by the US Agriculture Department. That’s about double from ten years ago. California produces about 90 percent of the nation’s avocado crop….
USDA Announces Speakers for Ag Forum
…the role of crop insurance in risk management, reinsurance, and the changing face of the U.S. and foreign crop insurance. Among the 25 breakout sessions are other risk-management sessions and…
CA Rice Industry Helps Wildlife
California’s rice industry generates more than a billion dollars every year. But the rice crop is benefiting nature in a very big way as well. California’s rice industry not only…
Rice Predictions for 2013
What’s ahead for California’s rice growers? Sabrina Hill takes a look. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Rice is an important crop in California, and in fact, our state…
Partial Lift for Grapevine Moth Quarantine
…crop is handled from the vineyard to transporting it. The European Grapevine Moth is found all over the world… and is can feed on other crops and plants besides grapes….
Mandarin Crop Looks Good
…crop on the edges of protected areas escaped freeze damage. Update on the crop, growers are reporting good sugar levels in Mandarins, helping to further protect it from the cold….
Better Crop Protection With Mode Changes
…of crops can keep pests under control. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Dan Sherrod is the product development manager at DuPont Crop Protection. He says…
Destructive Pest in California Desert
…tunneling and feeding on a palm tree. That’s what worries folks who sell palms and those who harvest the date palm crop. Jobs and millions of dollars are at stake….
New Leadership Team for Ag Committee
…including crop insurance, commodity exchanges, and specialty crops. • Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-5): Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Jurisdiction: Soil, water, and resource conservation, small watershed program, energy and biobased…
CA Raisin Appeal
…from a federal marketing program that would take some of the California raisin crop off the market. Growers in the Central Valley say it would unfairly keep them from selling…