…enroll in ARC and PLC for the 2020 crop year. “Producers for several years have experienced low commodity prices, a volatile trade environment and catastrophic natural disasters,” said Richard Fordyce,…
Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall Named to Economic Revival Group
…farm families hard. The prices paid to farmers and ranchers have spiraled down, and in some cases, demand has disappeared, despite empty grocery shelves. No one is more eager than…
Pandemic Markets Continue Roller Coaster Season for California Citrus
…citrus growers dealing with low prices. Before exports could increase from that news, parts of the United States started shutting down because of COVID-19. “You still have a lot of…
Nationwide Gas Avg. Falls, CA Still 2nd Most Expensive State for Gas
…mid-April, the lowest since 2004, with potentially hundreds of stations pushing their price to 99 cents per gallon for the first time since the early 2000’s. Gasoline prices have continuously…
Assessing the Potential of Harvesting Elderberry Hedgerows
…interested in harvesting elderberry hedgerows, as the berries need to be destemmed once they are harvested. However, the potential for increasing mechanization combined with the prices that growers in the…
Plants Most Vulnerable to Rust and How to Deal with it
…to not over-water; pruning when appropriate; planting in areas with proper draining; avoid plantings things too close together; using a nutrient balanced fertilizer, and applying fungicides. I’m Cathy Isom… Sponsored…
Senate Approves Coronavirus Stimulus Bill, Bringing Agricultural Assistance
…farmers and ranchers. “Millions of producers will need help with cash flow given the rapid and unanticipated decline in commodity prices, the likely closure of ethanol processing plants, the effective…
USDA Continues Focus on Service During COVID-19 Outbreak
…national emergency. AMS will continue to report commodity prices through its market news service. Yesterday, USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach and USDA Deputy Under Secretary…
Automated Fertigation Could Be Ideal for Avocado Trees
…benefit. “So when you fertigate and automate your system, you can essentially spoon-feed your trees. Every time you irrigate, you can have a little bit of fertilizer so that what…
California Citrus: Tariff Exemptions Are ‘Break We’ve Been Looking For’
…momentum with the trade relationship between the U.S. and China with tempered optimism. There is still concern regarding pricing, as Creamer noted that prices the past few years have been…
Optimistic Dairy Forecast for Year Ahead
…look much better than they had for probably the last four years or so and we’re starting to come out of that period of pretty low prices and tight margins,”…
Deadline for Conservation Reserve Program General Signup is Feb. 28
…programs in the U.S. It was originally intended to primarily control soil erosion and potentially stabilize commodity prices by taking marginal lands out of production. The program has evolved over…
Strong Demand, Leverage Shift Adds Optimism for Year Ahead
…composite cutout prices will rise $3 during the year ahead to reach $222 per hundredweight. Growing demand and increasing beef prices at the consumer level will be supportive of cattle…
Preventing Ice Damage to Your Plants
…preventing ice damage to plants, is to use a well-balanced fertilizer that’s not excessive in nitrogen, and stop feeding six weeks before the first expected frost to allow the plants…