…temperatures fall below critical levels, even a two-degree increase can prevent crop losses. For the navel orange crop, growers ran wind machines for an average of 6 to 8 hours…
Hops Industry Toasting This Holiday Season
…acre in 2017, up 246 pounds from last season. The Hops Growers of America says recent trends show that the crop is on track to double its production acreage in…
Conaway Applauds House-Passed Hurricane, Wildfire, and Natural Disaster Aid Package
…struggling under hard economic times. While we’ve made significant strides in developing a strong crop insurance system and standing disaster programs to aid farmers and ranchers when Mother Nature strikes,…
NASS Research, Survey, and Technology Advancements in 2017 Serve U.S. Agriculture
…and provide a number of geospatial decision support products to help with response. These products included crop and pasture land inundated areas and percentages of impacted crops, estimates of precipitation…
Agri View: Interest Rates
Everett Griner talks about agriculture producers affected by the interest rates in today’s Agri View. Many farmers, large and small, have to borrow money to make a crop. Everett takes…
Still Little to No Pesticides on 2016 CA Produce
…fine against a California grower after an illegal pesticide was detected on his grapes in the marketplace and on the crop in his 43-acre vineyard. This video gives an overview…
Improvements to Crop Insurance continue in 2018
USDA Strengthens Crop Insurance Program to keep Rural Economy Viable Changes to the Federal crop insurance program initiated in 2017 will continue into 2018. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
California Citrus Production Outpaces Florida
…a while. The most recent 2017-2018 forecast for production from USDA indicates that the gap between California and Florida will continue to widen. Projections show that while California’s orange crop…
USDA Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
…and tillage systems, edge-of-field monitoring, crop rotations and intercropping systems. Soil Health: Supporting both cropping and grazing systems, in a variety of climatic zones, that incorporate soil health management systems…
FCA Reports on Agricultural Economic Conditions
…crop production levels are dragging down prices. That means increasing demand will be a key for the crop and protein sectors. The report also says changes to farm and trade…
Register for Inaugural California Coffee Summit
…marketing specialty coffee will learn about new opportunities for commercially grown coffee in California, which is currently retailing for roughly $18 per cup. Industry leaders from Santa Barbara and San…
Monsanto Offering Incentive for XtendiMax with VaporGrip Herbicide
…2018, following two-years of crop damage on non-targeted fields. XtendiMax costs about $11 per acre to buy, and Monsanto is offering an extra $6 per acre in cash back to…
McKinney: Farmers Need NAFTA Backup Plan
…others within the Agriculture Department are optimistic that the Trump administration will successfully “carry the day” during the negotiations, he says it would be prudent for crop and livestock producers…
USDA Ends Prevented Planting +10 Percent Option
…field offices, USDA eliminated the Prevented Planting +10 Percent Option for the 2018 crop year and future crop years. USDA kept the five percent option for farmers, though analysis shows…