…customized expertise on topics ranging including organic production, beginning farmer resources, integrated pest management, disaster assistance, conservation practices, agricultural educational courses, loans, grants and other financial assistance that can start,…
Almonds, Walnuts Unite in Northern California
…have one on spray-application technology, one on using dendrometers for irrigation management and another on management for navel orangeworm and coddling moth.” Pre-registrtion is not required for the event, but…
Analysts Watching Ending Stocks in Thursday USDA Reports
…yields to contribute to higher ending stocks numbers,” said Mike North, Commodity Risk Management Group President. Other analysts are looking for bearish reports on all grains, but don’t expect the…
Pig Farmers Complying with New VFD Requirements
…programs in advertising, consumer information, retail and foodservice marketing, export market promotion, production improvement, science and technology, swine health, pork safety and sustainability and environmental management. For information on Checkoff-funded…
Water Action Plan Progress Highlighted
…in a way that accounts for local conditions and demographics. Implementation of regulations to carry out the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014, with counties, cities, and local water…
Applicants for Annual Scholarship Program Sought
…focused on the growth and management of dairy calves and heifers. With a national membership of producers, allied industries and research leaders, DCHA seeks to provide the industry’s standards for…
Efforts in Senate to Curb Antiquities Act Abuses
…much unilateral authority over land-management decisions. Impacted local communities and the American people deserve a seat at the table as well.” Under the 1906 Antiquities Act, any President has the…
Long Irrigation Aids Phytophthora in Walnuts
…most important is proper water management. Phytophthora, the pathogen that causes this type of rotting, thrives in wet conditions. Lightle said long periods of saturation will aid the spread of…
Syngenta Calls Palmer Amaranth No. 1 Weed to Watch For
Syngenta agronomists are calling last year’s most noxious weed, Palmer Amaranth, the number one weed to watch for in 2017. It’s continuing to spread north into new states and shows…
Bayer Honors Robert Hutmacher as 2017 Cotton Specialist of the Year
…Cotton Specialist at the forefront of disease management and water efficiency issues for California growers was named the 2017 Cotton Specialist of the Year during the annual awards dinner at…
Snowpack’s Statewide Water Content Below Average
…remains California’s most reliable drought management tool. Each individual act of conservation, such as letting the lawn go brown or replacing a washer in a faucet to stop a leak,…
China to Increase Farmland by 2020
Golden farmland around tashan village, Hweichow, China The Chinese government has put together a five-year plan for land management from 2016 through 2020. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today Report says…
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…relief to farmers and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit. The Department has…
Almond Assessment Increase Approved
…and nutrients Orchard, tree and rootstock Harvesting Almond biomass, co-products, energy Soil health management Pest management Food safety leadership Pollination Sustainability The global marketing effort expands our programs to address…





















