…whom we interviewed. Both Southeast AgNet and AgNet West radio networks reach growers in both these major U. S. vegetable production regions, and we found a number of questions to…
ASTA Seed News: Shifting Trends for Specialty Crop Seeds
If you’re into specialty crop farming from any perspective, you’ll want to spend a few moments with this news post to hear about present trends in the seed industry that…
ASTA: CA Seed Researcher Comments On Intellectual Property Rights
…driving vegetable varieties forward. Her comments in our interview are targeted to vegetable growers in California and other U. S. vegetable production areas. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
More California Sweet Potatoes Coming
…potato production. That would make California the lone bright spot for sweet potato production in the nation. Three other top sweet potato producing states, North Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi are…
Weather Hurts Vegetable Crops
…cause concern about produce availability for this season. To add to the concern, many of these crops are not eligible for crop insurance, leaving the growers out in the cold….
First Signs of Nectarine Crop Popping Up
…how the new crop is taking hold and reminding growers about starting bloom treatments soon which help to increase the fruit size.California growers produce most of the U-S nectarine crop….
Strawberry Growers Fight Weather
…YouTube from a field being harvested in Oxnard. California is the nation’s leader in strawberry production, generating over $2-billion a year. Strawberries are grown year round in the Golden State….
New Website Helps With Pest Management
…anywhere, since all you need is a computer or smart phone. You’ll find answers to crop pest problems on the University of California Integrated pest management Program website. For example,…
Census of Agriculture Forms Due Soon
…better decisions about farm safety net programs and policies. The census collects detailed data covering nearly every facet of U.S. agriculture. It looks at land use and ownership, production practices,…
Ag Sec Vilsack: Complete 2012 Census of Agriculture
…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….