…respond by mail. A telephone follow-up was then undertaken. Field personnel personally visited large growers who did not respond by mail. To arrive at the estimated grape acreage, the grape…
Baseball Dogs
…and over 4.3 million sausages during the 2016 Major League baseball season. The combined hot dog and sausage total could stretch from Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, Florida, to Angel…
Agri View: Driverless Tractors
…vehicles, they are programmed to independently observe their position, decide speed and avoid obstacles such as people, animals or objects in the field, while performing their task. The various driverless…
Support Urged for TPP
…Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, which account for nearly 40 percent of global GDP. “If faithfully implemented, TPP will help level the playing field for U.S….
Climate Change Bill Moves Forward
…decisions in the field,” said California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. “These measures reinforce the agricultural community’s commitment to help the state ‘move the needle’ toward its climate change goals, and…
High Tunnel System Initiative
…concerns are addressed while implementing and managing the Seasonal High Tunnel: Critical Area Planting Diversion Grassed Waterway Irrigation Reservoir Irrigation System, Microirrigation Subsurface Drain Surface Drainage, Field Ditch Underground Outlet…
DPR Fumigant Notification Workshops
…on how to notify residents living around agricultural fields, when certain types of pesticides, known as fumigants, are applied. Fumigants are gaseous pesticides injected into the ground before a crop…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…2016 Crop cash receipts—the cash income from crop sales—are forecast to fall 0.9 percent ($1.6 billion) in 2016 as prices continue to decline for most field crops. Cash receipts for…
The Western View: Carbon Farming
…it, plus make an investment of their own carbon in the form of manure. The end result is a rich field ready for another crop. But there’s more to the…
The Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz
New Beginnings Spring from the Homeless Garden Project by Suzanne Pender, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Field crops on the Homeless Garden Project. NRCS photo. The Homeless Garden Project (HGP)…
Prospective Plantings for 2016
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Field Office today released the forecasts of field crop plantings for 2016. These forecasts, of acreage planted and to be planted, are based on a survey…
2016 Award Winners for Agriculture, Technology
…of experience in the cable television industry have included valuable contributions in the field of network affiliate relations and the management of multiple broadband system marketing and operations. He has…
Healthier Shopping
…of products in a space as big as a football field with expertly crafted in-store marketing,” Payne said. “We provide them with easy-to-use decision aides regarding what and how much…
National Weed Appreciation Day
…each weed and find useful cooking and preparation tips. How to Observe: Use #WeedAppreciationDay to post on social media. Image credits: (top right) Dandelion – By Angel caboodle at English…