…should not pass a flawed deal just to get a deal done. We should dump the TPP and return to the negotiating table to get an agreement that would create…
Decorating With Flowers
…of color. Place one or a cluster of birdcages on the table to create the perfect centerpiece, or hang varying sized cages from the trees or pergola above. Alternate a…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
…Shasta reservoir. The overall estimated impacts of the 2016 drought on agriculture are summarized in the table below. Courtesy of UC Davis Survey work on expected surface water deliveries to…
Crop Production Forecast
…type grape production is forecast at 1.75 million tons, down 13 percent from last year, and represents 25 percent of California’s total grape crop. California’s table type grape production is…
Table Olive Forecast for 2016
The 2016 California table olive forecast is 65,000 tons, down 17 percent from last year’s crop of 78,000 tons, according to a survey conducted by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…crops were all irrigated by drip, flood, or sprinklers. Olives were sprayed for weed control. The cherry harvest was completed in many counties by month’s end. In Fresno County, rain…
California Citrus Acreage
…report consists of two parts: Table 1 shows estimated statewide bearing acreage for the 2013-14 to 2014-15 seasons. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show detailed acreage data by type, variety,…
Grower Campaign to Help Market Olives
Some California olive growers are getting their 15 minutes of fame. A new campaign is focusing on their stories to help market olives. In an age where farmers are a…
McDonald’s Announces New Antibiotics Policy
…about eating, all the way from the farm to the restaurant table, and these moves are a way to help that happen.” McDonald’s has been working with its farmers for…
Poultry Review
…Production included 7.10 billion table eggs, and 1.11 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.02 billion were broiler-type and 96 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during June 2016…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…as cheatgrass could move in and overtake the landscape, creating a fire hazard. “If you’ve taken one of the tools—grazing—off the table, then you’ve hampered your ability to control that…
Scope of New Olive Disease
…Sacramento Valley, right now we have not yet detected it on table olives although I do have some samples getting looked at. In the oil olives, the symptoms are very…
Seed to Table
…on This Land of Ours. Seed to Table 9 Plants that Provide Food — Seed to Table — in Under Two Months One of the hardest parts for beginning gardeners,…
New Oil Olive Disease in California?
…in olives up until recently. We are now surveying across the state and trying to see what we are dealing with.” Courtesy: F. Trouillas. More research is needed before experts…