…You have to look at the situation, the crop you have, the salinity level in the soil and water and make sure that system runs efficiently and is designed efficiently.”…
Agri View: Growing Mushrooms
…around 12,000 pounds of mushrooms. You’ll probably sell one-third of your crop at retail prices (currently $16 a pound) and two-thirds at wholesale prices. That’s a solid $128,000. Read more….
Avocado Grower Tools Highlight Tour
…with different sensors and predicting what the potential crop water requirement was through weather stations that calculate evapotranspiration,” Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo County Director Mary Bianchi says. “We also…
National Pollinator Week
…directly or indirectly (e.g., pollination required to produce seeds for the crop) contributed to over $19 billion of crops in 2010. Pollination by other insect pollinators contributed to nearly $10…
Agri View: Farm Trends
…forecast for lower net farm income and net cash income is the result of the outlook for lower crop and livestock receipts—down a combined 2.5% ($9.6 billion). The fall in…
ADC Forms Farmer Advisory Board
…Advisory board members farm in seven states and raise crops ranging from corn and soybeans to cotton, sorghum, wheat and potatoes. This kind of diversity will help ensure that ADC…
Almond Board: Pollinator Week
…California’s almond crop. Their long-term health and well-being is one of the California almond community’s top priorities. Almond Board of California (ABC) takes extraordinary steps to be good partners to…
Climate Smart Israel – Delegation Update
…I am traveling in great company! The California Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Mission is funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program …
Climate Smart Israel
…to meet our water and climate challenges. The California Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Mission is funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program…
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
May Crop Comments – California In Napa County, sulfur applications on grapes and the suckering of grape vines continued. In Fresno County, rain and cloudy weather prolonged the bloom period…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…California State Board of Food and Agriculture The California Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Mission is funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program….
Citrus Industry This Week: Citrus Expo; Bactericide Discussion; Crop Forecast
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes information on Citrus Expo news, a summary of a grower discussion on bactericide use and the latest citrus crop forecast….
New Website for Northern CA Producers
…should be a good one-stop-shop for anyone with northern California orchards to find the information they need. New Website Resource for Sac Valley Tree Crop Production From UC ANR: The…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…and the tool will calculate how much irrigation water is needed based on those specific conditions using the seasonally relevant almond crop coefficient. To use the Irrigation Calculator, growers will…