Everett Griner talks about plantation farming, and some of the different crops grown on plantations in today’s Agri View. Plantation Farming…
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…
FSA – A Vital Source of Assistance to America’s Farmers and Ranchers
…Irma and Maria, USDA announced special procedures to assist producers in states and territories who lost crops or livestock or had other damage to their farms or ranches. Also, because…
USDA Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
…Conservation Districts evaluated year-by-year changes in corn and soybean farmer income during a multi-state, three-year study, that determined soil health practices such as cover crops and no-till can result in…
Foraging for a Viable Food Source
…Food Source There is one dark leafy green that crops up everywhere and has a common misperception of being a weed. It’s called a plantain – and it’s something you…
FCA Reports on Agricultural Economic Conditions
…driving the gain include stronger cash receipts for cattle and calves, hogs, broilers, and dairy. Cash receipts for most crops are forecast lower for 2017. With inflation adjustment factored in,…
Agri View: La Niña and Spring Crops
Everett Griner talks about spring crops being affected by La Niña in today’s Agri View. La Niña and Spring Crops…
Agri View: Two Crops in One
Everett Griner talks about how peanuts have developed into two lucrative crops for producers in today’s Agri View. Two Crops in One Image credit: Peanut Hay/Linda Luttrell/Pinterest…
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…
USDA Ends Prevented Planting +10 Percent Option
…the move may be a way to fund that initiative. The move comes after USDA changed prevented planting coverage factors for some crops last spring, which included lowering the coverage…
APHIS Wildlife Services to Begin Field Trials on Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…(also called wild pigs, Eurasian boar, or feral hogs) are a harmful and destructive invasive species causing damage and disease threats to crops, public property, native ecosystems, livestock health, and…
Get to Know Your New CFBF President
…and shows that there are opportunities in agriculture for new crops and products in California.” Johansson grew up in Humbolt County, not involved in the agriculture community, but always envied…
Monsanto Asks Judge to Block Arkansas Dicamba Restrictions
…causes damage to their crops. An Associated Press report says the Arkansas ban on dicamba will go before legislators next month. The company is asking a judge to issue an…
China Phasing Out More Pesticides in Push for Food Safety
…prohibits the use of any such products on fruit, vegetables and tea. An agriculture ministry official from China says there are still many toxic chemicals in use on other crops,…