…in fall and winter can provide a noticeable benefit once temperatures warm up in the spring. “During the dormant time of year, it’s important that we put on preemergent herbicides,”…
Preparing for the Effects of Climate Change in Agriculture
The concept of climate change can be a particularly controversial topic and is routinely politicized, but the scientific data available shows that changing weather patterns and shifts in average temperatures…
Murky CBD Oil Regulation Complicating Hemp Production
…are not allowed, yet those products are all over the marketplace right now.” The versatility of hemp is unlike other crops that are strictly for either food or fiber, creating…
Central Valley Grower Making Strides in Hop Production
…to other summer crops. The plants emerge in the spring and continue to grow into the trellis system through the early summer, with harvest occurring around the end of July. …
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
…MFP-eligible crops in aggregate in 2019. Those per-acre payments are not dependent on which of these crops are planted in 2019. A producer’s total payment-eligible plantings cannot exceed total 2018…
Climate Considerations for Processing Tomatoes
Research models show that increases in overall temperatures in California will have a direct effect on how some crops are going to be produced in the future. In one study…
Round Two of 2019 MFP Payments to Be Issued in Coming Weeks
…unfairly “picking winners and losers between regions and crops,” and “helping wealthy farms and foreign companies instead of small farms.” USDA has responded to the concerns, defending how the payment…
Growing a Nutty Holiday Favorite
…Plant in spring when temperatures are beginning to rise and the ground is soft and not too dry. Chestnuts grow well with strawberries, garlic, peanuts, clover, and oats. Don’t plant…
Nourishing Winter Plants for Birds
…temperatures for food, birds require lots of high-fat, rich food to help them stay warm. While providing food on a bird feeder is a great help, we can always do…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Start-up Challenges and the Importance of Analyzing Data
…HarvestPort.com. Roi Adar, general manager of RootsTalk, provides an inside look into what it’s like being an agtech entrepreneur. He reveals how he identified which crops to target while forming…
Incubator Farm to Help Develop New Agronomic Strategies
…core, it’s really a research facility,” said Devin Clarke, Crop Manager with Permanent Crops for Yara North America. “What we’re looking to do here is implement long-term field-scale trials to…
Despite Kincade Fire, Winegrowers Push Through Harvest
…county Ag Commissioner and the Sheriff’s office, many growers were able to back get into their vineyards to harvest their remaining crops in areas that were safe. Allied Grape Growers…
Domestic Hemp Production Program Becoming Official
…other crops.” During a phone call with reporters, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Greg Ibach said that states that already have some form of regulation…
Orchard Recycling Getting Closer to Financial Assistance
…17, 2019, public meeting of the Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel in San Luis Obispo. “This practice is timely with California’s increased acreage dedicated to orchard crops and will…