…rivers on the east side of the valley, and getting that water into the ground,” Hanak stated. Data from the report points out that roughly one-fourth of the current groundwater…
Satellites Can Monitor Evapotranspiration Down To A Quarter-Acre
…to see how well the system works and Bridenstine hopes they can get to the point where any grower can find the data online to make educated irrigation decisions. “From the…
Harvesting Technology at the World Ag Expo
…originated with NASA, such as satellite imagery and how it impacts growing operations. This slideshow requires JavaScript. “We can use that data to help farmers know specifically how much water…
USDA to Release Complete Set of Tables for Agricultural Projections to 2028
…2018 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report are used as a starting point. “The baseline tables provide important data to many stakeholders. We had to delay their release due…
Snow Depth Nearly Doubles in Second Snow Survey of 2019
…across the state through California Data Exchange Center,” said King. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For…
January Storms Bolster California Water Supplies
…reservoirs with data available, water levels are collectively at 106 percent of the average for this time of year. California started the year with less than 16 million acre-feet of…
Super Bowl Chicken Wings Consumption
…infographic of the wing data by clicking here. High resolution photos of chicken wings are available to download here and here. The wing The vast majority of wings, especially those destined…
USDA Seeking Public Input on Wetland Determination Guidance
…compliant. Updates to the conservation compliance provisions include: Identifying that determinations will rely on precipitation data from 1971-2000. Though data and average rainfall have varied over time, using this specific…
Sterile Pink Bollworm Project Had Issues Too
…saw some data from the California Department of Food and Agriculture the other day and they showed the trap rates on sterile pink bollworm were quite low,” Klein said. “Not…
Milk Labeling Comment Deadline is Approaching
…that they think they’re getting for their families.” Information collected through an IPSOS survey commissioned by Dairy Management Inc. highlighted some of the confusion among consumers. The data showed that…
SV Ag Tech Summit Focusing On The Present
…event offers lots of education on a multitude of issues facing California agriculture including precision growing, using data to make decisions and of course labor issues. 2019 Salinas Valley Ag…
Severe Weather, Snow, Mudslides in Recent CA Storm
The National Resource Conservation Service produced a report with data collected by the National Water and Climate Center’s weekly report. The report showed California was drenched by a storm that…
Almond Update: New Data Added to Living Almond Map
…Scientist Joel Kimmelshue said they have added new data to the maps and that includes 2018 industry numbers. Listen to Kimmelshue’s full interview. Almond Update: New Data Added to Living…
Longest Recorded Government Shutdown Impacting Key Ag Programs
…stopped producing several important informational reports, with farmers working in the dark since the last data report was released on December 22. Agricultural Export Sales, Cold Storage and Cattle on…