…use and ownership, production practices, expenditures and other factors that affect the way farmers do business and succeed in the 21st Century. Census information helps USDA monitor trends and understand…
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
…message for growers. The entire U-S almond crop is grown here in California…which generates about four billion dollars. And California almonds make up 80-percent of the entire world almond production….
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….
Trying To Predict the Future of Ag
…the worst drought since the ‘30’s, driving production of many crops in the nation down, and driving up prices for those crops. That effected dairy, egg and livestock ranchers here…
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…
Almond Growers Increase Yields
…yields. Side note here all of the almonds produced in the U-S are grown here in California. And California almonds make up about 80-percent of the entire world almond production….
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….