The minimum wage for H-2A guest workers is likely to rise in several states during 2018. The National Ag Statistics Service surveys the prevailing wages of field and livestock workers…
Almond Board: Thanksgiving Message
…that the Board is prohibited from lobbying and setting field or market prices. The Board of Directors is composed of 10 members, five growers and five handlers, who are annually…
Vibrant Purple Sweet Potatoes are a Healthful Thanksgiving Surprise
…sweet potato variety trials with A.V. Thomas Produce supervisor Frank Lucas, left, and field manager George Guitierrez, center. That doesn’t close the door on purple/purples for California’s other growers interested…
California’s Future Farmers Impress Secretary Perdue
Programs like 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) are integral components of training the next generation for success in the agriculture industry. However, even with proper preparation, there are…
Weather Causes California Rice To Take Hit in 2017
…their fields planted in time, with many skipping some of the steps they typically take when getting their fields ready for planting. The late spring rains also prevented some growers…
Almond Matters: Getting Proactive with Preemergents
…toughest weeds that farmers have to contend with in today’s agricultural production,” Field Market Development and Research Field Representative Tino Lopez said. “The fall germinating bio-type of fleabane and marestail…
Farmers Need Trade to Move Record Corn Crop
…USDA is preparing contingency plans in case we lose NAFTA,” Durdan adds, “but at the farm level there is no amount of preparation that will make a difference when it…
Secretary Perdue Supports Better Guestworker Program
…start and we want to continue the ball in the air, moving down the field, to see if we can get a legal guestworker program for agricultural producers,” Perdue stated….
Indoor Garden Preparation
…on This Land of Ours. Indoor Garden Preparation When weather diverts your gardening plans indoors, here are some projects that will keep you thinking of the outdoors and prepare you…
USDA Invests in Integrated Pest Management for Increased Production
…Mississippi, $498,387 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, $393,049 More information on these projects is available on the NIFA website. Among past projects, Rutgers University collected field and…
USDA NRCS Fire-Recovery Programs Continue in California
…efforts following imminent hazards to life and property caused by natural disasters. For more information on available NRCS, FSA or RMA assistance, contact a local field office, or visit www.usda.gov…
Tour Shows Ornamental Pumpkin Big Business
…been necessary to compete. “Back in the day, we would plant a field of pumpkins…leave them on the vine…make a parking lot for the people and they would come get…
Almond Board: Leadership Program Personal Experience
…the industry address the challenges facing agriculture. As a Federal Marketing Order, it is important to note that the Board is prohibited from lobbying and setting field or market prices….
Another Successful California Small Farm Conference
…small urban businesses that have developed in San Joaquin County. One of the field courses brought participants out to farming locations to hear about conservation practices. The other field course…