…U.S. farmers. The bill, he says, would put the U.S. on a level playing field with market competitors exporting to Cuba. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: 2017 Planting
…in the field soon. Some may already be there. USDA has already estimated the size of our two biggest crops. Corn and Soybeans. Surprisingly most crops will be about the…
Kings County Farm Day Next Week
…Day will bring together 2,373 third graders and 108 teachers from 32 schools for a unique field trip. With the help of 24 businesses, 12 equipment operators and 26 animal…
Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Specialty Crop Production Programs
…Davis’ opening statement and the archived webcast. Witness List: Panel I Mr. James Field, Frey Farms, Keenes, IL Mr. Larry Black, Peace River Packing Company, Ft. Meade, FL Mr. Sean…
Almond Matters: Bloom Weather Brings Issues
…the weather was good, but then it started raining right around a quarter of the way through bloom,” Field Market Development Specialist Todd Burkdoll said. “It was full blown rain…
Almond Matters: On The Verge of PTB Movement
…This time of year is when peach twig borer (PTB) populations start to move. “This is the time when they are starting to emerge, bloom time,” Valent Field Market Development…
Sonny Perdue is Waiting for Confirmation
During a farm bill field hearing last week, Kansas Republican Senator Pat Roberts said Sonny Perdue is just waiting. The Senate Agriculture Committee chairman says his committee has not received…
Senate Told Action Needed to Address Dairy Safety Net
…delivered here today by Kansas dairy farmer Lynda Foster. In a field hearing Thursday on the campus of Kansas State University, Foster told members of the Senate Agriculture Committee that…
Fighting a Citrus Killer
…for use in field citrus trees. The delivery system targets the branches and petioles, which are the stalk that join a leaf to a stem. The idea is based on…
House Agriculture Subcommittee’s Plan Farm Bill Hearings
…bill. The hearings follow a full House Agriculture Committee pre-farm bill hearing last week, and a Senate field hearing this week. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway, a Texas Republican,…
Agri View: Migrant Help
…The first one is probably Mexico. And, that is logical because you like to think first of agriculture and field work. But the facts are a large volume of migrant…
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
…ultimately reduce yields. Hay fields have also flooded. Soggy or flooded fields will delay planting for a number of crops. • Grapes—Vineyards in various grape-growing regions have been flooded. Farmers…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…disaster,” Johl said. Steve Freeman, vice president of field operations for Pacific Coast Producers, which handles tree fruit and processing tomatoes, said the company temporarily shut its facility in Oroville,…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…traditional flood irrigation to water-saving microirrigation systems · Soil moisture sensors and in-field weather stations that provide important information for determining when irrigation is needed · Sand filters that keep…