…reduced equipment passes, and subsurface irrigation have been key, according to Jeff Mitchell, UC Cooperative Extension specialist based at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center. These practices combine…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Sessions
…Almond Conference also provides attendees the opportunity to see the latest products and access new equipment via the trade show, which is home to more than 200 companies in the…
UC Releases New Cost Study for Growing Almonds
…range of prices and yields. Other tables show the monthly cash costs, the costs and returns per acre, hourly equipment costs, and the whole farm annual equipment, investment and business…
Improve Energy Efficiency, Adopt Renewable Energy Systems
…of up to $20,000 for solar photovoltaic and energy storage equipment. Members will make loan payments through on-bill financing. The EECLP was created in November 2013 and has issued nearly…
‘Stealth Visits’ Concern the Livestock Industry
…taken to reduce the chances of infectious diseases being introduced to farms by people, animals, equipment or vehicles. Activists breaking into and entering farms flies in the face of every…
Rural Mainstreet Index Reaches Lowest Level Since Recession
…continue to restrain the sale of agriculture equipment across the region. This is having a significant and negative impact on both farm equipment dealers and agricultural equipment manufacturers across the…
Commentary: Always be Aware When Traveling over Railroad Tracks
…them—is key to helping them make good decisions that will help keep them safe. In the case of an emergency, such as equipment or a vehicle stuck on the tracks,…
New Cuba Regulations Include Farm Equipment
New regulations regarding products from Cuba announced last week also ease restrictions on farm equipment and inputs. The Obama Administration Friday announced the new regulations that ease restrictions on products…
More Than $62.5 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production
…Conservation District to increase access to freeze drying and flash freezing equipment for specialty crop growers, helping farmers offer products beyond the season for locally grown fresh produce. The project…
Deere Says DOJ Unfairly Accusing of Monopoly
…for non-Deere equipment after the deal is finalized. Precision Planting’s U.S. sales were about $100 million in 2015, while Deere’s U.S. sales of planter-related equipment last was near $900 million….
Outlook for Equipment Manufacturers set to Improve
A Wells Fargo analyst says the equipment manufacturing industry’s demand cycle should bottom out within the next 12 to 18 months, signaling a turnaround for the industry. The turnaround would…
Olive Production Shifts as Result of Mechanization
…in many of the state’s older groves. Some of them could be retrofitted, but the bulk of them would not lend readily to the equipment, he added. “Ideally, you start…
World Dairy Expo Kicks off in Madison, WI
…Aesculap AG Germany. Other awards given included neck medallions and cash awards to the top five finishers, sponsored by LOWE Equipment Attachments, Y-Tex Corporation and the Wisconsin State Farmer. The…
National Farm to School Month
…in eligible schools. Competitive grants up to $5 million are provided annually for training, supporting operations, planning, purchasing equipment, developing school gardens, developing partnerships, and implementing farm to school programs….