…Ankarstrand, “will impact half a million acres of crop production across 20 different large-acre crops, which in turn will generate $500 million of farm revenue this year. This speaks to…
Agri View: Rain, Rain Go Away
…not over.” Roads look like rivers on my TV screen. Even places where crops had dried up and farmers had lost millions. It was yellow water and mud slides covering…
Funding to Support Specialty Crop Pest Management
…crops. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and nursery crops (including floriculture). The deadline for applications is May 1, 2017. See the request for…
Agri View: Unusual Storm Losses
…bad one. It struck a small area of Southwest Georgia back in early January. Television covered the damage to the whole area extensively for several days. But there was no…
National Farm Rescuer Day
…get the crops in the ground – or to the market – from all across the country. Farm Rescue has helped hundreds of families across This Land of Ours, who’ve…
The Western View: On Getting Old
…That’s the year you can join AARP. But of course you’re not really old then – they put all these young looking actors and actresses on the cover of their…
Agri View: Expanding Citrus in Georgia
…see if they can grow something else besides peanuts and cotton. Yes, they will have to deal with greening in their crops. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
Fresno County Farm and Nutrition Day this Week
…Fresno County is one of the nation’s top agricultural counties, producing more than 400 commercial crops annually, totaling more than $6.61 billion in gross production value in 2015. The 4,000…
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
…and research how the grain fares in the unique temperate rainforest ecosystem in partnership with The Land Institute. “Incorporating winter annual and perennial crops such as intermediate wheatgrass into agricultural…
Agri View: 2017 Planting
Everett Griner talks about early estimates on the 2017 planting crops in today’s Agri View. 2017 Planting Planning for this year’s crops was finished several weeks ago. Planters will be…
March WASDE Report Released This Week
…increased 2.8 million tons, mainly due to larger crops in Argentina and Australia. U.S. cotton forecasts show higher production and exports compared to last month and ending stocks are reduced…
Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Specialty Crop Production Programs
…task of developing policy particularly challenging. These crops range from fruits and vegetables, to tree nuts, nursery crops, and floriculture each requiring different needs and attention. The 2014 Farm Bill…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…crops and everything are right there.” As a result of the levee patrols, the district so far has identified some 30 to 40 boils and other trouble spots. Rings of…
Large Family Farms Continue to Dominate U.S. Agricultural Production
…that includes sales of crops and livestock, government payments and other farm-related income. These small farms, however, only accounted for 24 percent of the value of production. By comparison, large-scale…