…News reports that while pecans are a niche crop, the nuts are often associated with holiday desserts, and they’re among Georgia’s top agricultural commodities. Prices were already at the highest…
U.S. Cotton Sets Goals to Further Reduce Environmental Footprint
…Market works across the entire agricultural supply chain to define, measure and advance the sustainability of U.S. crop production. Hancock, who is the former chairman of the Council’s export promotions…
Growers Set for Sizable Walnut Harvest
…of the earlier orchards or will probably be going on in full force in the next week or two.” The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is expecting a 650,000-ton crop…
Lowest Navel Orange Projection in Nine Years
…inches. The Navel Orange Objective Measurement Survey began in the 1984-85 crop year. Information from the first two years of the survey was used in the development of crop-estimating models….
Almond Board: Low-Dust Harvest Equipment Demos
…they could all work together to improve the quality and marketing of their crop. At that time, the Almond Board of California (then called the Almond Control Board) dealt primarily…
Almond Harvest Continues, Postharvest Irrigation Importance
This time of year, almond growers are primarily focused on getting their crops harvested, but it’s also a time to remember the importance of postharvest irrigation. UC Cooperative Extension Pomology…
California Wine Grape Harvest in High Gear
…timeline is closer to what is considered customary, however, the overall crop appears to be slightly below normal. Estimates put this year’s crop at a little more than 4 million…
Farm Income Projected to Increase Slightly
…the slight increase…tape Increase Forecasts for both livestock and crop cash receipts are promising. Livestock cash receipts will increase by 4.8 percent and crop cash receipts will increase by 1.6…
Cotton and Orange Juice Futures See Bounce Amidst Hurricanes
…remains on track to threaten Southeast U.S. agriculture later this week. Florida is the nation’s top orange producer, and all of the state’s crop is at risk of moderate to…
Is Subsurface Drip Irrigation the Way to Go?
…drip can provide more finely tuned irrigation to crops. “It can be managed on a day to day basis, based on the needs of the crop. So, hopefully not too…
Agri View: Canola Oil
…in the United States, we still import half of Canada’s crop. It isn’t just in the United States and Canada. Rapeseed has become a desirable crop all over the world….
Help Texas Agriculture Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey
…time—harvest season,” Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening said. “Hurricane Harvey struck an area of the state known for cattle, cotton, rice and other row crops.” Texas is a leader…
USDA to Measure Small Grains Production in California and U.S.
…The data are used for disaster payments, crop insurance, and loan programs. Moreover, local agri-businesses use it for planning, and farmers can use the data to make future marketing and…
National Food Bank Day
…their crop or crops. You may also have something from your garden, even if you think it’s a small portion, remember that a little bit can often go a long…