…Health Inspection Service, telling the House Agriculture Committee that USDA has trimmed the time required to get new biotech crops approved and deregulated. Biotech Crop Approval Process Taking Less Time…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
With rice harvest underway, Sacramento Valley farmers say they’re concerned about getting autumn water on fields for crop decomposition and habitat for migrating birds. Officials have not announced final decisions…
Sales from US Organic Farms up 72 Percent
…they intend to increase organic production in the United States over the next five years. Another 688 farms with no current organic production are in the process of transitioning into…
California Milk Marketing Order Hearing Next Week
…dairy production is so high. California is the top producing dairy state in the nation. The hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday, September 22 starting at 9am at the Veterans…
Waiting on Winter Pruning in Walnuts
…looking to prune freeze damage on walnut trees should hold off until early spring. Cooperative Extension Tree Crop Advisor Katherine Pope says growers could be stressing the trees too much….
USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers
…of loss. Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA Service Centers and online at…
NCF Accepting Applications for Beef Industry Scholarship
…futures contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. It recognizes and encourages talented students who will one day be industry leaders. Students studying education, communication, production, research or other areas related…
Even Late Painting Protects Trees After Freeze
…young walnut trees for winter and Cooperative Extension Tree Crop Advisor Katherine Pope says keeping some paint on hand is a good idea through winter. Pope says research has proven…
HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrates 50 Years of Research in France
…has developed over the course of more than a couple of centuries to grow and become a global leader in specialty crop and vegetable seeds research and production. For example,…
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
…he said. “They push to have increased production if they have increased sales.” San Diego County egg farmer Frank Hilliker, whose production is largely cage-free but who still raises some…
Navel Crop Estimated Large, Might Miss Target
The Cooperative Agricultural Support Services (CASS) 2015-16 California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report released on September 11, 2015, forecasts the upcoming navel crop to be 86 million, 40-pound cartons. Eighty-three…
State Pear Growers Report Quality Crop
…Campbell said. “The Lake County crop usually comes in behind the (Sacramento) River crop and Lake has to wait for the pickers to get done picking, and this year there…
Almond Total Shipments Down From 2014
…141,692,000 pounds that were shipped in August of 2014. This represents a decrease of about 11%. Year-to-date shipments are 126,165,342 pounds, 10.96% below last year’s 141,692,000 pounds. Crop receipts as…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Region Field Office today released the crop production forecast for September. The latest survey, which was conducted during the last week of August and the first week…