SACRAMENTO (USD/NASS / CDFA) – For the 2019 crop year, the Pierce’s Disease assessment will decrease and the Grape Crush Report assessment will increase slightly. The Grape Crush Report assessment…
Prune Market Presents Challenges for Growers This Year
…decisions come harvest time about how to field size the crop that they’ve got,” said Franz Niederholzer, Tree Crop Farm Advisor covering Colusa, Yuba and Sutter Counties. “It’s always been,…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…29, 2019, when signup begins at local FSA offices. Per-acre non-specialty crop county payment rates, specialty crop payment rates, and livestock payment rates are all currently available on farmers.gov. MFP payments…
Significant Increase in Prune Production Forecast
Based on a survey of dried plum growers conducted by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, the 2019 crop forecast is calling for a significant increase in tonnage from last…
Pima Preference in California Cotton Acreage Increase
…in Washington, D.C. “In California, planting started a little behind schedule due to rain and cooler spring temperatures. Weather conditions in May slowed crop progress and led to concerns of…
EPA Registers Long-Term Uses of Sulfoxaflor While Ensuring Strong Pollinator Protection
…citrus, cotton, cucurbits (squash, cucumbers, watermelons, some gourds), soybeans, and strawberries. “EPA is providing long-term certainty for U.S. growers to use an important tool to protect crops and avoid potentially…
USDA Now Making Payments for New Dairy Margin Coverage Program
…President Trump signed into law the 2018 Farm Bill, which provides support, certainty and stability to our nation’s farmers, ranchers and land stewards by enhancing farm support programs, improving crop…
Rural Broadband Will Boost Economy, Improve Sustainability and Animal Welfare
…to the company who writes our ‘prescriptions,’ share it with our partners who supply our seed, and eventually utilize it when making crop insurance and other business decisions,” Hurst said….
Tasty Spuds You Can Grow at Home
…right for you. Raised garden beds may help you yield the most significant crop, for example, while grow bags are often easier for beginners to learn how to grow potatoes….
Cover Crops Are Site-Specific
…aside from being free; the program allows producers to see how cover crops will incorporate with their production. Listen to the story. Cover Crops Are Site-Specific https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrVLGFl4I3c Courtesy Project Apis…
USDA Adds Flexibility for Cover Crop Management in Crop Year 2020
…Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA Service Centers and online at the RMA Agent…
USDA Research is Driving Technological Innovation
…coconut oil to ward off blood-sucking insects that cost the cattle industry more than $2.4 billion annually, technology that keeps almond crops from being lost to heavy rains, and a…
Almond Matters: Controlling Mites as Weather Heats Up
…remedy such as a contact material. With hull split on the horizon, stopping mite populations from establishing themselves can prevent significant crop damage. “As we hit that maturation period, we…
USDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
…(NOFA) for FY 2020 Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development Program, Emerging Markets Program, and Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program funding. Submissions are due on June 28, 2019. TITLE…