…made nutrient efficiency even more critical. Palomino advises growers to continue investing in their crops, even with tight margins, to avoid long-term setbacks. “The best advice we can give them…
Adverse Weather and Flooding Take a Toll on Monterey Crop Values
…to commodities from the weather were tempered to some extent by market demand for the high value crops produced in our region,” Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Juan Hidalgo said in…
AgNet Weekly: Author David Lipsky on Climate and the Science of Denial
…agriculture news focused on political issues. While most agriculture news podcasts focus primarily on Midwest crops, we uniquely understand specialty crops, their regions, and their related industries. AgNet Weekly also…
Farm Groups Want Changes to SAF Tax
Crop duster airplane spraying grain crops on a field on a farm. Image by dewald@dewaldkirsten/DepositPhotos image Top farm groups want improvements in the administration’s sustainable aviation or clean fuel tax…
Almond Update: Crop Forecast Comes Down as Shipments Set a Record
…inventory got backed up because of shipping issues in California ports and then followed by a couple of large crops,” Turner explained. “So, we’ve worked our way through that.” The…
MSOB: Biostimulants Can Help Plants Better Adapt to Stress
…cultivation, and extraction company in the world, Acadian Plant Health is an international leader in sustainable, science-based biological solutions for high-value as well as broad-acre crops. For more information about…
Agricultural Land Values Still High
…and through the end of the calendar year, as that’s when crops are coming off, leases are terminating, and the buyer can most quickly gain control of the land from…
RMA Continues Making Improvements for Specialty Crops
Image by kristo74/DepositPhotos image The USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) continues making improvements for specialty crops. RMA Administrator Marcia Bunger says recent crop insurance changes give specialty crops some of…
Bringing Growers Together to Advocate for Crop Protection Solutions
…of pest management tools for specialty crops. Morgan explained that while IR-4 has done substantial work, California regulations add an additional layer of complication. “Once EPA has finished their evaluation…
In the Wake of the Fruit Fly Invasion, CDFA Assesses Crisis Response
…fruit, causing produce to rot, and had the potential to infest over 400 types of crops in the state unless action was taken immediately. Eradication techniques risked being disruptive to…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 07-11-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. On today’s show, insurance options for specialty and organic growers are expanded, and the PAGA reforms…
Insurance Options for Specialty and Organic Growers Expanded
…enterprise units for organic practices and additional eligibility for several crops. This expansion includes coverage for crops like almonds, citrus, walnuts, and avocados, and introduces policies for younger almond trees….
Almond Update: Looking to the Future with Biologicals
…to make sure they think that because we don’t compare to corn and soybean and some of the broad acre crops.” In looking to the future and where regulation is…
Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire Ants
…Ant Baits with commercial operations in mind. Let’s dive into how these solutions can be used to protect your operation. Protect Existing Crops with Extinguish® Professional Fire Ant Bait– Approved…