…planting materials are available to American specialty crop producers. This year, funded projects include: Asian Defoliating Moth Survey: $1,166,298 for 13 states; Spotted lanternfly: $1,682,999 to support eradication and education…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…any weather that would cause any problems with the planting, so everything’s on schedule. All the crops look excellent.” Strahm said he’s also expecting low prices because of too many…
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa, Canola, and Sugarbeets in the United States
…GE organism without further authorization from USDA. Following legal action from environmental groups in March 2007, plantings were temporarily suspended while USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) prepared…
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
…safety net for producers. Prevented planting coverage provides producers protection if they are unable to plant an insured crop by the final planting date. When adverse weather prevents planting, a…
Environmental Education Grants to Conservation Organizations in California
…Coastal Cleanup Day, dog park clean-ups, and fall community oak tree planting days. Since 1992, EPA has distributed between $2 million and $3.5 million in grant funding per year, for…
Global Food Prices Continue to Rise
…forecast for global rice production was largely unchanged. Early signs from the planting of the 2017 winter wheat crop in the northern hemisphere indicate that U.S. farmers are reducing the…
Acreage Planting Switch Possible in 2017
Some experts are predicting more soybeans and less corn will go in the ground during the 2017 planting season. An Ag Web Dot Com report says the extent of the…
Nominations for Trade Advisory Committees
…trade in: • Animals and animal products; • Fruits and vegetables; • Grains, feed, oilseeds and planting seeds; • Processed foods; • Sweeteners and sweetener products; and • Tobacco, cotton…
Bonsai Museum Celebrates 40th Anniversary
…of the spirit,” Goshin is a forest planting of 11 junipers representing Naka’s 11 grandchildren at the time the bonsai was created. Read more about the exhibit in the October…
Informa Expects More Soybeans In 2017
Informa Economics is predicting that soybeans will take away a significant number of acres from corn and wheat during the 2017 planting season. They project the number of acres planted…
Deere Says DOJ Unfairly Accusing of Monopoly
…challenge to the companies planned purchase of Monsanto’s seed planting equipment line, Precision Planting. The Wall Street Journal reports the government aims to block Deere from buying Precision Planting on…
Olive Production Shifts as Result of Mechanization
…of new plantings. Not only have those plantings reduced labor costs, but growers also have the ability to produce very high-quality olive oil on a large scale, said Gregg Kelley,…
Demand for Brussels sprouts is booming
…acres among them. Through a partnership, Bontadelli has additional land in Oceanside and Mexico for winter planting and harvesting. So far, 2016 has been kind. “It looks really good,” Bontadelli…
Agri View: Farmer’s Almanac
…did. No planting was done until the signs were right. The Old farmer’s Almanac Long Range Weather Forecast was just about as accurate as today’s modern means of forecasting and…