…takeover of Bunge last month, as Reuters points out that large grain traders that make money by buying, selling, storing and shipping commodity crops have struggled with global oversupplies and…
UC ANR Drought Management Tips: Alfalfa
…Natural Resources researchers during the drought of 2010-16. The tips cover a broad spectrum of California crops, from alfalfa to walnuts. Topics also include salt management, use of greywater in…
Agri View: Agricultures Value
…the whole country, are more than just crops that keep a farmer in business. I have told you that one out of five jobs in America are somehow connected to…
Almond Update: Census Deadline Approaching
The Almond Board of California is informing growers how vital the five-year census of agriculture data is to the industry, especially for specialty crops. ABC’s Carissa Sauer reminds producers that…
USDA Launches MARS
…data and reports available through MARS followed by Cotton and Tobacco, scheduled for April 2018. Dates for Livestock, Poultry and Grain and Specialty Crops will be announced on the new…
Agri View: California Farming a Different Business
…Many people would like to see it disappear. But, the true fact is that the rest of the country cannot do without the food and the other crops produced by…
International Agri-Center Prepares For 51st World Ag Expo®
…the Italian Trade Agency pavilion, and a wide variety of new seminars that cover everything from Organic farming to new technology in the ag industry. Attendees will also be able…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine Lifted in Los Angeles County
…While fruit flies and other invasive species that threaten California’s crops and natural environment are sometimes detected in agricultural areas, the vast majority are found in urban and suburban communities….
Almond Matters: Orchard Protection Techniques
…is a longtime standby for worm control on many crops, including almonds,” said Lopez. “It’s very effective and at the same time it’s very safe on bees, so you can…
Agri View: Aquifers Water Dwindling
…crops was drill a well. There has always been an adequate supply of water in those various aquifers in the various regions of the country. But we are finding out…
Arkansas Lawmakers OK Dicamba Ban
Arkansas lawmakers approved, without discussion, a partial-ban on a herbicide that drifts on to other crops where it wasn’t applied and causes damage. An Associated Press report says the prohibition…
Farm Futures Releases 2018 Planting Intentions Survey Results
…millions of corn acres, but even then the difference was just 35,000 acres. Growers are planning to put in 90.1 million acres of crops this year, not much different than…
Assistance Available to Agricultural Producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program
…for actively managing, maintaining, and expanding conservation activities like cover crops, ecologically-based pest management, buffer strips, and pollinator and beneficial insect habitat – all while maintaining active agriculture production on…
Agri View: Migrant Labor Program Changes Dragging
…H-2A Program. It is a law farmers use to bring migrant workers into the United States to help produce our crops. In reality, farmers do not like the H-2A Program….