Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers how to avoid unnecessary expenses by keeping detailed crop records, the positive development…
U.S. Helping to Feed the World
…the Commodity Credit Corporation to cover shipping costs. You can read more in this USDA news release. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land of Ours program here. U.S. Helping to Feed…
MSOB: Setting A Goal When Getting Started with Biologicals
…the discovery, development and sale of innovative biological products for crop protection, crop health and crop nutrition. Marrone Bio’s portfolio of 18 products helps a wide range of growers –…
Week in Review: Transportation Challenges Deflating Almond Prices and Farm Bill Work Underway
Difficulties in getting almonds to export markets will become even more problematic without workable solutions before the 2022 crop is ready to go. The Senate Ag Committee hosted a farm…
Almond Update: Acreage Reports Demonstrate a Slight Slow Down
…until this coming harvest and they’re looking at around 59,000 acres.” Bearing acreage for the 2020-21 crop year was estimated at 1.32 million, according to the NASS report. The figure…
Bee Sweet Citrus Adding New Mandarin Facility
…set to collectively harvest approximately 66,000 acres of mandarins throughout the 2022–2023 citrus season. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s April citrus crop forecast left California’s tangerine and tangelo crop projection…
Growing Matters: Remembering Applicator Safety
The 2022 BeSure campaign from the Growing Matters Coalition centers on using crop protection materials safely and responsibly. Protecting bees and other wildlife is a key element of best-management practices….
Farmers Embracing Sustainable Practices
…and technology use. The survey found 97 found of respondents invest in soil health, 94 percent practice conservation tillage, and 87 percent use variable rate application technology to apply crop…
Inability to Export Product Causes Almond Prices to Degrade
Photo by John Riches on Pexels.com Aubrey Bettencourt Difficulties in getting almonds to export markets will become even more problematic without workable solutions before the 2022 crop is ready to…
MSOB: Using Heat-Killed Bacterium Against NOW
…farming practices through the discovery, development and sale of innovative biological products for crop protection, crop health and crop nutrition. Marrone Bio’s portfolio of 18 products helps a wide range…
Week in Review: Ag Export Solutions Sought & NEPA Revision Concerns Farmers
…one of the most important points in keeping pollinators safe and healthy when making an application of crop protection materials. Get all of the agricultural headlines of the week directly…
Review of the 2020–21 California Citrus Season
…The movement was steady, and shippers managed to hold prices fairly steady. The crop size, however, proved challenging as the season drew on. The 2020–21 season may go down in…
Almond Update: Every Vote is Important in ABC Election
Voting has officially begun for the Almond Board of California’s (ABC) Board of Directors for the 2022-2023 crop year. The ABC election is for two independent grower positions and one…
Boosting the Nutritional Bounty of Carrots and Onions
…and onions. Philipp Simon, research leader of the ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit in Madison, Wisconsin, is coordinating the effort to fortify these popular salad items and fresh-market favorites with…