As of May 22, California’s tomato processors reported they have or will have contracts for 14.0 million tons of processing tomatoes for 2014. This production is a 17.6 percent increase…
Raisin Growth Due to Marketing Order
The federal marketing order in the raisin industry was enacted over 60 years ago and can call for growers to set aside a portion of their crop. When that reserve…
Getting the Word Out About New Farm Program Choices
Bain Crop growers needing information on new Farm Bill farm programs will have several sources to turn to. Rod Bain has the report. Getting the Word Out…
California Weekly Wholesale Feedstuff Prices
…prices are offers for prompt shipment, dollars per short ton, bulk, unless otherwise stated. OC = Old Crop NC = New Crop NA = Not Available Ltd = Limited NFE…
Facts About Raisin Marketing Order
…Board, says the order has asked growers in the past to set aside some portion of their crop which has funded a successful marketing program. Facts About Raisin Marketing Order…
Promoting Choices in New Farm Bill Farm Programs
Rod Bain Crop growers soon will have online education tools available to assist in their decision of which new farm program they should choose. Rod Bain reports. Promoting Choices in…
Three New Threats Identified for California Wine Grapes
…to the crop. This designation allow the Board to allocate resources for outreach and research for these vineyard threats should the need arise. Three New Threats for California Wine Grapes…
UC Davis Report on Drought Impact
…Central Valley. Keep this in mind, of those jobs only about 6,400 are directly involved in crop production. About 60 percent of the economic losses will occur in the San…
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
…About 6,400 of these jobs are directly involved in crop production. A total cost of $1.7 billion to the Central Valley’s irrigated farm industry this year, including about $450 million…
March Milk Production up 1.1 Percent
Milk production in the 23 major states during March totaled 16.7 billion pounds, up 1.1 percent from March 2013. February revised production at 14.9 billion pounds, was up 1.3 percent…
Useful Results Found in Walnut Trials
Researchers from the University of California Cooperative Extension held a walnut field day last week at Castle Farms near Atwater. Field experts have been conducting walnut crop trials on pruning…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. HAWAII TARO PRODUCTION Hawaii taro production for the 2013 crop year is estimated at 3.10 million pounds, down 11 percent from the previous…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…ALMOND PRODUCTION The subjective forecast for the 2014 California almond production is 1.95 billion pounds. This is 2.5 percent below last year’s production of 2.00 billion pounds. Yield is expected…
2014 Winter Wheat Production Forecast
…was expected to begin in Southern California by mid-May. Production forecasts are released on a monthly basis and do not reflect final production estimates. The next production forecast will be…