…can bet it’s not far away. Here’s how to make sure your garden is heat wave ready, no matter when it hits. Always plant heat-hardy crops that can handle the…
Agri View: Tariff Effect on the Pecan Crop-Hard Nut to Crack
Everett Griner talks about the effect a tariff will have on the pecan crop in today’s Agri View. Everett has some interesting facts, and a bit of history, about the…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…such as those that would compromise crop insurance and impose stricter payment limits and eligibility provisions. “Without strong commodity and crop insurance policies underpinning U.S. agriculture,” Craft stated, “lenders would…
Enrollment for Safety Net Coverage Ends August 1
Farmers and ranchers, with base acres in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) safety net programs, are being reminded enrollment for the 2018 crop year ends…
Agri View: Strawberry Consumption
…a crop grown widely in the United States. You likely know that most of the crop from California. One reason is the long and mild winters. You probably don’t know…
Almond Matters: Keeping Orchards Healthy During Hull Split
…they move through this point in the season. “A lot of effort has gone into it so far, to grow it and make sure we have a good crop. So,…
Trade War Costly for U.S. Farmers
…his daily newsletter wrote: “At this point, it is hard to imagine the trade news getting much worse.” New crop soybean futures have dropped roughly 20 percent since May 29th,…
How to Deal with Tomato Hornworms
Cathy Isom has a few great tips about how to deal with a garden pest that is known to wipe out tomato crops. That’s coming up on This Land of…
Farm Credit Outlook Shows Prices for Grains to Strengthen
An outlook presented to the Farm Credit Administration shows corn and soybean prices are projected to strengthen, boosting profit margins for crop farmers. The report shows profit margins are expected…
Agri View: Vidalia Onions
…The new crop of Vidalia onions is in the stores by now. A report from the grower region says it is a pretty good crop. That doesn’t mean all growers…
Senate Farm Bill Receives Stamp of Approval from CFBF
…dedicated to mechanization,” Rolph stated. A significant concern for California was what would happen to some of the programs related to specialty crops. As specialty crops were only introduced into…
Agri View: Romaine Lettuce Waste
…thrown away. Consumers, in most states, were not sure where theirs was grown. No mention of who grew the contaminated crop. How many grocery stores threw away good food because…
Celebrating National Red Rose Day
…come from Ecuador. Due to its location of being right on the Equator, it gets more sunlight per day allowing growers to cultivate their crop all year long. I’m Cathy…
New Potato Varieties Displayed at Field Day in Kern County
…most interested in. “You have the Russets, you have the whites, you have the reds, and then you have the specialty types and those are going to be mostly the…