Experts say the California wine industry needs to ramp up production of quality wines, and there are some areas of the state that are primed to do so. Increasing Production…
Western View: Sustainable Agriculture
…production of food, fiber, or other plant or animal products using farming techniques that protect the environment, public health, human communities, and animal welfare. That seems like a lot to…
No Changes in February USDA/NASS Citrus Crop Forecast
…crop forecast is set for Monday, March 10, 2015 at approximately 9:00 a.m. Pacific time. The March citrus crop forecast can be heard “Live” right here on AgNet West.com. February…
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
…(HLB), also known as citrus greening, a devastating citrus disease that threatens U.S. citrus production. The money will fund promising projects that could offer near-term solutions as well as research…
West Coast Port Slowdowns Having Severe Economic Impact on California Almond Industry
…largest specialty crop export, reaching over $4 billion in 2013. The Almond Board is engaged in an extensive fact gathering effort to document the impact on Californias 6.500 almond growers…
California’s Three Largest Dairy Cooperatives Submit Proposal for California to Join the Federal Milk Marketing Order
…Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of America’s premier agribusiness and food companies, is a member-owned cooperative with industry-leading operations that span the spectrum from farm production to consumer foods. With 2013…
California’s Diversity Reflected In Pesticide Outreach
…of Hmong farmers in the U.S., who grow specialty crops like daikon, long beans lemongrass and sugar cane. Michael Yang, the Small Farms and Specialty Crops Hmong Agricultural Assistant for…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…some farmers fallowed rice ground last year “so we would have a little more water to go around,” he doesn’t have that option with a permanent crop such as walnuts….
UC Studies Outline Costs of Tomato Irrigation Systems
…University of California Cooperative Extension. The studies focus primarily on production costs in the counties of Yolo, Solano, Sacramento and San Joaquin. The two separate studies list estimated production costs…
Agri View: Heavy Hauling
Everett Griner talks about crop transportation being a coming problem in today’s Agri View. Heavy Hauling…
Iteris and F4F Agriculture Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Establish Formal Partnership
…enable agribusinesses to ingest specific, actionable, high-resolution weather, crop and soil information for data-driven farming. The ClearAg™ API platform takes field-specific weather, combines it with the science of soil and…
USDA Announces the Availability of $16 Million to Support Food Production
…will increase food security by improving agricultural production systems at the regional and national levels and by encouraging diverse agricultural production.” The goal of the AFRI Food Security challenge area…
Making Crop Insurance for California
A well-known company is making crop insurance valuable to growers by taking their input to the federal government. Making Crop Insurance for California Western Growers says they have had significant…
Fruit & Nut Review
DECEMBER CROP COMMENTS – CALIFORNIA The grape crop, which accounts for 88 percent of the 2014 United States utilized grape production, is down 12 percent from the previous year. The…