…knows who we are and we got on the map from that; because we were one of two specialty crops and it was because of us all working together,” King…
California Farm Bureau Re-Elects Officers
…in the officer team and me personally as president.” Douglass Douglass, of Orland, is an owner of Douglass Ranch, which raises beef cattle, sunflowers, pumpkins, corn and forage crops, and founder…
Vegetable Gardening in the Off Season
…season and take advantage of your crops all year, especially in a heated greenhouse. I’m Cathy Isom… Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk…
Survey Reveals Crucial Data on Fusarium Head Blight
…million is unacceptable for human consumption. FHB can also wreak havoc with barley crops, as maltsters have a near-zero tolerance for Fusarium. The survey, funded by the USDA Agricultural Research Service…
Murky CBD Oil Regulation Complicating Hemp Production
…are not allowed, yet those products are all over the marketplace right now.” The versatility of hemp is unlike other crops that are strictly for either food or fiber, creating…
Central Valley Grower Making Strides in Hop Production
…to other summer crops. The plants emerge in the spring and continue to grow into the trellis system through the early summer, with harvest occurring around the end of July. …
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
…case of ginseng, based on harvested acres in 2019. Acreage of non-specialty crops and cover crops had to be planted by August 1, 2019 to be considered eligible for MFP…
Climate Considerations for Processing Tomatoes
Research models show that increases in overall temperatures in California will have a direct effect on how some crops are going to be produced in the future. In one study…
Round Two of 2019 MFP Payments to Be Issued in Coming Weeks
…unfairly “picking winners and losers between regions and crops,” and “helping wealthy farms and foreign companies instead of small farms.” USDA has responded to the concerns, defending how the payment…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Start-up Challenges and the Importance of Analyzing Data
…HarvestPort.com. Roi Adar, general manager of RootsTalk, provides an inside look into what it’s like being an agtech entrepreneur. He reveals how he identified which crops to target while forming…
Incubator Farm to Help Develop New Agronomic Strategies
…core, it’s really a research facility,” said Devin Clarke, Crop Manager with Permanent Crops for Yara North America. “What we’re looking to do here is implement long-term field-scale trials to…
Despite Kincade Fire, Winegrowers Push Through Harvest
…county Ag Commissioner and the Sheriff’s office, many growers were able to back get into their vineyards to harvest their remaining crops in areas that were safe. Allied Grape Growers…
Domestic Hemp Production Program Becoming Official
…other crops.” During a phone call with reporters, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Greg Ibach said that states that already have some form of regulation…
Orchard Recycling Getting Closer to Financial Assistance
…17, 2019, public meeting of the Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel in San Luis Obispo. “This practice is timely with California’s increased acreage dedicated to orchard crops and will…