Friant-Kern Canal Agriculture Landscape The $1 trillion infrastructure bill making its way through Congress contains several provisions important to agricultural production. The legislation includes significant investment in water infrastructure in…
Hemp Webinar Covering Cultivation and Production Coming Up This Week
…deep dive into hemp production and cultivation on the west coast. The agenda features topics including the planning of a hemp operation, the risks involved with hemp production, genetics, seed…
September Chores for Getting the Garden Winter-Ready
…beginning of September is a good time to divide irises and day lilies, fertilize fescue lawns, and start cool-season vegetable seedlings. It’s also a good time to plant cover crops,…
MSOB: Making Informed Choices About Biological Approaches
…Crop Physiology in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois. “This is not a one-size-fits-all. They are very different. They are very different in their mode of…
Updates to Whole-Farm Revenue Protection to Benefit Organic Producers
…to help further support crop insurance coverage for producers. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA Service Centers and online. About the Author Brian German Facebook…
Helpful Tips for Preparing the Garden for the Cold Season Ahead
…area. Spot spray young dandelions that sprout from summer seeds. And, clean up the veggie patch by pulling spent crops. Be sure to gather all debris, including stem, leaf and…
Almond Update: 2021 Harvest Season ‘Looking Good’ So Far
…stress, even some shriveling going on. So, I think everybody is kind of noticing the crop is definitely a little smaller than they had seen last year.” As the 2021…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-02-21
…as September kicks off, considerations for corn silage feed when drought impacts production and federal support and spending being blamed more than market concentration for food inflation. Tune in to…
Organic and Specialty Crop Insurance Purchases Increase Substantially
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has noted that interest in crop insurance has been steadily increasing among producers. Organic and specialty crop growers have been purchasing insurance coverage at…
Biomass Collaborative to Flesh Out Ag Burning Alternatives
…justice, and agricultural production. One of the groups representing agriculture in the Collaborative is the Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA). Together the Collaborative will be working on practical solutions to…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 09-01-21
…the WOTUS rule, how the state is moving forward with alternatives to ag burning and the demand for pistachios is projected to keep up with the increase in production. Tune…
Specialty Crop Multi-State Program to Award $10 Million in Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that a total of $10 million in grant funding will be available for the 2021 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program. Grants are awarded…
The Western View: September is California Wine Month
…best wines in the world created on small and large vineyards right here, among the citrus, stone fruit and row crops of California’s rich farmland. So this is the month…
Groups Disappointed in Neonicotinoid Evaluation
Grower organizations representing a variety of crops are disappointed with the Environmental Protection Agency’s draft biological evaluation for several neonicotinoid products. The groups representing farmers across the country say that…