The California citrus industry is valued at nearly $3.5 billion with over 3,000 growers farming 320,000 acres throughout the state. The size and scale of citrus production has both direct…
California Producers Win Prestigious Conservation Award
…and Van Dyke also presented the NACD/NRCS Olin Sims Conservation Leadership Award to Dick Went of North Scituate, R.I., for his extensive leadership ensuring conservation-minded farming techniques throughout the state of Rhode…
Harvesting Technology at the World Ag Expo
…the value of technological breakthroughs in areas outside of agriculture and how they can eventually make their way into farming. The convergence of both industries is expected to continue to…
Western View: Can’t Farm Enough? Here’s your App
If you don’t get enough farming from your day job, you can farm on your phone now, with farming games that have become amazingly popular. You could even make some…
Sustainability Concerns More Than Just the Environment
…to ensure the viability of that particular farming operation. “Sustainability is the balance of economics and the environment throughout that value chain,” explained Senior Vice President at Land O’Lakes, Matt…
Growing Challenges to Obtaining Enough Organic Seed
…to find and it’s getting tighter every year.” Beck participated in a grower panel where he explained the challenges for the organic industry is acquiring enough organic seed as farming…
Weed Identification Tools and Tips
Identifying what type of weeds are showing up on a farming operation is the most important step in formulating a management strategy. When a new type of weed begins to…
Small Farms Negatively Impacted by Agricultural Water Use Misconceptions
…to support the farming community may not be well-informed enough to know what the industry truly needs to maintain success. “They envision that everything is done by the small farmer…
Crop Year 2017 Demonstrated Growth for California Agriculture
…you know, farming and ranching can be a tough business. But these are still exciting times for agriculture! As we move further into the 21st century we see a worldwide…
Producing Grapes on Marginal Land Research
…temperatures. However, Zhuang led off the symposium with his continued work on farming grapes on land that isn’t necessarily suited for it. The availability of land is significantly decreasing and…
New Overtime Requirements Need Attention
…said AgSafe President and CEO Amy Wolfe. The new labor laws affecting overtime will have a significant impact on many farming operations, as the typical work schedule is comprised of…
Overcoming the Challenges in the California Citrus Industry
There are more than 3,000 growers farming 320,000 acres of citrus throughout the state. Although the overall California industry is valued at approximately $3.4 billion, that success does not come…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…Economic Research Service (ERS) conducted a study on how agricultural production has shifted to much larger farming operations over the last three decades, even as the number of very small farms grows….
Farmland Access Remains A Challenge for Young and Beginning Farmers
…the ages of 25 and 34 actually grew by 2.2 percent between 2007 and 2012. However, nearly a third of farming operations are still being led by someone age 65…