…of loss. Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA Service Centers and online at…
Even Late Painting Protects Trees After Freeze
…young walnut trees for winter and Cooperative Extension Tree Crop Advisor Katherine Pope says keeping some paint on hand is a good idea through winter. Pope says research has proven…
HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrates 50 Years of Research in France
…Limagrain, which is involved in seeds for many other crops outside of the specialty and vegetable crops universe. Johnston also comments on the importance of young people getting involved for…
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
A sharp drop in U.S. egg production due to impacts from an outbreak of avian influenza this year has increased sales of specialty eggs such as cage-free and organic because…
Navel Crop Estimated Large, Might Miss Target
…harvested last year. The varieties forecast in this report include conventional, organic and specialty Navel oranges. The Agricultural Statistic Service conducts the crop survey and generates its projections based on…
State Pear Growers Report Quality Crop
…Campbell said. “The Lake County crop usually comes in behind the (Sacramento) River crop and Lake has to wait for the pickers to get done picking, and this year there…
Almond Total Shipments Down From 2014
…141,692,000 pounds that were shipped in August of 2014. This represents a decrease of about 11%. Year-to-date shipments are 126,165,342 pounds, 10.96% below last year’s 141,692,000 pounds. Crop receipts as…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Region Field Office today released the crop production forecast for September. The latest survey, which was conducted during the last week of August and the first week…
Navel Orange Production Forecast
…1984-85 crop year, except for the 1991-92 season due to a lack of funding. The data from the first two years were used for research purposes in developing crop-estimating models….
Valley’s Gold Season 3 Premieres September 9 on ValleyPBS
…how crops are planted, tended, harvested and processed. Many episodes include a cooking or consumer segment that utilizes the featured crop. Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobsen is the…
Class 46 Fellows Selected for California Agricultural Leadership Program
…• Denise Moore, Newcastle, Fowler Nurseries, Inc • Tony Ortiz, Camarillo, Joseph and Sons • Salvador Parra, Jr., San Joaquin, Burford Ranch • Shaun Ramirez, Firebaugh, The Specialty Crop Company…
Tips for Limiting Walnut Watering This Month
…trees this month for winter. Cooperative Extension Tree Crop Advisor Katherine Pope says limiting irrigation is important and growers need to watch for some signs before starting it back up….
Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story
…for a wide range of California-grown crops and commodities. And farmers were able to produce those crops and commodities by “draining their groundwater reserves,” as NPR put it, or through…
Walnut Harvest Looking Good Despite Early Issues
…Issues Cooperative Extension Tree Crop Advisor Katherine Pope says walnut harvest is coming along nicely in the northern part of the state, despite some early issues. Pope says the hot…