…deliver biomass for renewable energy. The funds are from the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which was reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “USDA investments in expanding biofuel feed-stocks lay…
Growing Quality Tomatoes with Half the Nitrogen and a Third Less Water
…crops in one field. After just one season of cover cropping, Sanchez said the next cash crop was a thing of beauty – the crops were uniform, healthy and abundant….
USDA WASDE Report At a Glance
…long-grain crop is reduced 0.9 million cwt to 176.1 million but still the largest since the 2010/11 record. Sugar: The projection of beet sugar production from the 2016 sugarbeet crop…
What Does Trump Win Mean for Ag
…off from the food title. The 70-member Ag Advisory Council says Trump and Pence will likely stick to their support of safety net programs like crop insurance. From the National…
Big Increases for Corn, Cotton and Rice
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Office released the crop production forecast for November. The latest survey showed big increases in harvested acres for corn, cotton and rice. Corn – Corn for…
California Citrus Carry Over from October Forecast
Mark Hudson, USDA/NASS delivered the November citrus crop forecast with the California crop numbers being carried over from the October forecast. Hudson did report the Florida Non-Valencia oranges forecast this…
Agri View: Cotton Picking
…users of cotton. But they had built huge reserves over the last few years. Plus the fact that their own crop had been better than average. Well this year’s crop…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…helping our agricultural sector respond rapidly and successfully to challenges as they arise. That includes working toward systems that protect long-term crop and animal health by making sure farmers are…
Funding to Ensure Access to Needed Veterinary Services
…veterinary practices and help take care of American livestock.” Studies indicate there are significant shortages of food animal veterinarians in certain areas of the nation and in high-priority specialty sectors…
Almond Board: Spatial Mapping Data Uses
…and objective crop reports will continue to be the official statistics for the industry. Having accurate mapping and associated data for California almond acreage is fundamental to accurate analyses and…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…higher altitudes that are inaccessible from wind towers that most small farmers can currently afford. Grafted Growers, LLC, in Tucson, Ariz, will improve crop production methods and strategies and promote…
Calls for New Relief Provisions in Next Farm Bill
…in great numbers for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, which the New England Farmers Union says may be due to some skepticism among farmers about crop insurance, several farmers…
Walnuts, Raisins and Prunes Report
California Summary 2015 Crop Year Information contained in this report was supplied by handlers of walnuts, raisins, and prunes to fulfill reporting requirements of Sections 55601.7 and 55601.8 of the…
New York Times Claims GM Crops Offer No Benefit
A study by the New York Times claims genetically modified crops offer no significant yield benefit and lead to increased herbicide use. An article published over the weekend by the…