Numerous growers are reporting increased populations of Spider mites in almond orchards again this year. UC Cooperative Extension Pomology Advisor for Merced County David Doll noted high temperatures and water…
Higher Supplies Keeping Consumer Meat Prices Lower
…2018. Meanwhile, prices for poultry rose 0.2 percent from July to August and are one percent higher than last year. Despite high broiler production, many broilers have low weights, which…
Heat-Tolerant Broccoli for the Future
…broccoli will become available for research purposes or for use by commercial seed companies and breeders. Encountering high temperatures is the main factor limiting where and when broccoli is grown….
Above Normal Temperatures Through the End of 2017
The National Weather Service is calling for above normal temperatures in the contiguous U.S. over the last three months of 2017. The National Weather Service says the greatest chance of…
Forage Industry Updated at Field Day
…sixth year of evaluating a wide variety of forage sorghums. Using limited amounts of water and fertilizer, their work indicates a potential for sorghum forage crops to still produce high…
USDA Trade Mission to Expand Export Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in Brazil
…Programs for USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. “The country’s growing population and rising per-capita income, coupled with the fact that Brazilian consumers have a high regard for U.S. products and brands,…
California Avocados Delicate Relationship With NAFTA
…are put back in place; it would cause a considerable shift in the market. Melban explained that “consumers, their demand could begin to wane because either it’s so high in…
Pecan Pies at Risk Following Hurricane Irma
…weeks before harvest. The University of Georgia estimated that 30 percent of production may have been lost after high winds sent pods flying off branches and blew down trees. Bloomberg…
Perdue Comments on Censky and McKinney Senate Committee Hearing
Censky U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today gave high marks to Steve Censky and Ted McKinney for their joint appearance before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry….
Retail Meat Prices Slip Lower in August
…with a gain of two percent, according to Meat Industry Publication Meatingplace. Record-high prices on bacon reflect higher wholesale values that were present in the supply chain earlier in the…
Growers Set for Sizable Walnut Harvest
…applied versus water needed by the trees at that point in the season.” Lightle stated. High temperatures became a significant concern at the height of summer when California experienced a…
Getting Your Garden Fall Ready
…ready for much cooler temperatures as we say our final goodbyes to summer later this week when Autumn begins. But is your garden ready? Here are a few things to…
SNAP Draws Strong Praise
…healthier foods and sharply boosts a child’s chance of graduating high school. But perhaps the most moving testimony came from Tulsa, Oklahoma resident Bryan Parker, who lost his job, his…
Farm Bill This Fall “High Hurdle” for Senate
Getting the farm bill done this fall is a “high hurdle,” according to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts. The Kansas Republican told reporters last week it would be easier…